On the rank of quotients of hyperbolic groups. (Q2873306)

Let \(G\) be a hyperbolic group with finite generating set \(X\) such that the Cayley graph \(\Gamma(G,X)\) is \(\delta\)-hyperbolic. A subgroup \(U\) is called `quasi-convex', if there exists a constant \(C\) such that for all \(x,y\in U\), the geodesic connecting \(x\) and \(y\) in \(\Gamma(G,X)\) is contained completely in the \(C\)-neighborhood of \(U\). In this article, the hyperbolic group \(G\) is assumed to be torsion free with rank \(n\). It is also assumed that all \(n\)-generated subgroups of \(G\) are quasi-convex. Using methods of small cancellation theory, it is proved that for every element \(g\in G\), there exists a sufficiently large power \(N\) such that the rank of the quotient group \(G/\langle\langle g^N\rangle\rangle\) is again \(n\).