Splitting groups of signature \((1;n)\) (Q1125899)

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Splitting groups of signature \((1;n)\)
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    Splitting groups of signature \((1;n)\) (English)
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    20 May 1997
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    It is an old problem whether the Fuchsian group \(G=\langle a,b:[a,b]^n=1\rangle\), \(n\geq 2\), of signature \((1;n)\) has a decomposition as a free product with amalgamation. Using a suitable representation of \(G\) in \(\text{PSL}_2(\mathbb{Q}_p)\), where \(\mathbb{Q}_p\) denotes the \(p\)-adic rationals, and the Bass-Serre theory on groups acting on trees it can be shown that \(G\) has such a decomposition.
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    Fuchsian groups
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    decompositions
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    free products with amalgamation
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    groups acting on trees
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