Some applications of \(\ell_p\)-cohomology to boundaries of Gromov hyperbolic spaces (Q2356009)

Summary: We study quasi-isometry invariants of Gromov hyperbolic spaces, focusing on the \(\ell_p\)-cohomology and closely related invariants such as the conformal dimension, combinatorial modulus, and the Combinatorial Loewner Property. We give new constructions of continuous \(\ell_p\)-cohomology, thereby obtaining information about the \(\ell_p\)-equivalence relation, as well as critical exponents associated with \(\ell_p\)-cohomology. As an application, we provide a flexible construction of hyperbolic groups which do not have the Combinatorial Loewner Property, extending [the first author, Geom. Dedicata 107, 85--98 (2004; Zbl 1124.20025)] and complementing the examples from [the authors, Groups Geom. Dyn. 7, No. 1, 39--107 (2013; Zbl 1344.20059)]. Another consequence is the existence of hyperbolic groups with Sierpinski carpet boundary which have conformal dimension arbitrarily close to \(1\). In particular, we answer questions of Mario Bonk, Juha Heinonen and John Mackay.