A quasi-isometry invariant and thickness bounds for right-angled Coxeter groups (Q1733173)

Summary: We introduce a new quasi-isometry invariant of 2-dimensional right-angled Coxeter groups, the hypergraph index, that partitions these groups into infinitely many quasi-isometry classes, each containing infinitely many groups. Furthermore, the hypergraph index of any right-angled Coxeter group can be directly computed from the group's defining graph. The hypergraph index yields an upper bound for a right-angled Coxeter group's order of thickness, order of algebraic thickness and divergence function. Finally, given an integer \(n 1\), we give examples of right-angled Coxeter groups which are thick of order \(n\), yet are algebraically thick of order strictly larger than \(n\), answering a question of \textit{J. Behrstock} et al. [Math. Ann. 344, No. 3, 543--595 (2009; Zbl 1220.20037)].