Quasiconvexity and relatively hyperbolic groups that split. (Q357528)

Let \(G\) be a group splitting as a finite graph of groups where each vertex group is relatively hyperbolic. The paper contains various criteria on when \(G\) is still relatively hyperbolic and when a subgroup \(H\) of \(G\) is relatively quasiconvex. The first main result says that if each edge group is parabolic in its vertex groups, then \(G\) is also relatively hyperbolic (with respect to a certain finite collection of subgroups). Here the edge group is not required to be maximal in either of the two vertex groups. This result is then generalized to the case where the edge groups are not assumed to be parabolic in the vertex groups, but satisfies 3 conditions (total, relatively quasiconvex and almost malnormal) that are shared by parabolic subgroups. The authors give several criteria for a subgroup \(H\) of \(G\) to be relatively quasiconvex. They also give conditions for a relatively hyperbolic group to be locally relatively quasiconvex. A relatively hyperbolic group is locally relatively quasiconvex if each finitely generated subgroup is relatively quasiconvex. The authors use Bowditch's fine hyperbolic graph approach for relatively hyperbolic groups. A crucial observation in the paper is the construction of fine hyperbolic graph for \(G\) from the fine hyperbolic graphs for the vertex groups.