Relative hyperbolicity of hyperbolic-by-cyclic groups (Q6039650)

Summary: Let \(G\) be a torsion-free hyperbolic group and \(\alpha\) an automorphism of \(G\). We show that there exists a canonical collection of subgroups that are polynomially growing under \(\alpha\), and that the mapping torus of \(G\) by \(\alpha\) is hyperbolic relative to the suspensions of the maximal polynomially growing subgroups under \(\alpha\). As a consequence, we obtain a dichotomy for growth: given an automorphism of a torsion-free hyperbolic group, the conjugacy class of an element either grows polynomially under the automorphism, or at least exponentially.