A hyperbolic \(\text{Out}(F_n)\)-complex. (Q1049912)

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A hyperbolic \(\text{Out}(F_n)\)-complex.
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    A hyperbolic \(\text{Out}(F_n)\)-complex. (English)
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    14 January 2010
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    The very short abstract of this very interesting paper is very comprehensive: ``For any finite collection \(f_i\) of fully irreducible automorphisms of the free group \(F_n\) we construct a connected \(\delta\)-hyperbolic \(\text{Out}(F_n)\)-complex in which each \(f_i\) has positive translation length.'' However the statement of the main theorem gives the essence of the paper: For any finite collection \(f_1,\dots,f_k\) of fully irreducible elements of \(\text{Out}(F_n)\) there is a connected \(\delta\)-hyperbolic graph \(\mathcal X\) equipped with an (isometric) action of \(\text{Out}(F_n)\) such that: {\parindent=6mm \begin{itemize}\item[{\(\bullet\)}]the stabilizer in \(\text{Out}(F_n)\) of a simplicial tree in \(\overline{\mathcal{PT}}\) has bounded orbits, \item[{\(\bullet\)}]the stabilizer in \(\text{Out}(F_n)\) of a proper free factor \(F\subset F_n\) has bounded orbits, and \item[{\(\bullet\)}]\(f_1,\dots,f_k\) have nonzero translation lengths. \end{itemize}} Here \(\overline{\mathcal{PT}}\) denotes the compactified outer space.
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    fully irreducible automorphisms
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    free groups
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    connected hyperbolic complexes
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    translation lengths
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    hyperbolic graphs
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    isometric actions
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    outer space
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    measured geodesic currents
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