On semistability of CAT(0) groups

DOI10.4171/GGD/501MaRDI QIDQ6289303arXivWikidataFDO

Authors Ross Geoghegan, Eric L. Swenson

Publication date 21 July 2017

Published in arXiv

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.4171/GGD/501

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric group theory (20F65) Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Topological methods in group theory (57M07)

arXiv classification

math.GR

Abstract: Does every one-ended $CAT(0)$ group have semistable fundamental group at infinity? As we write, this is an open question. Let $G$ be such a group acting geometrically on the proper $CAT(0)$ space $X$. In this paper we show that in order to establish a positive answer to the question it is only necessary to check that any two geodesic rays in $X$ are properly homotopic. We then show that if the answer to the question is negative, with $(G,X)$ a counter-example, then the boundary of $X$, $delX$ with the cone topology, must have a weak cut point. This is of interest because a theorem of Papasoglu and the second-named author cite{PS} has established that there cannot be an example of $(G,X)$ where $delX$ has a cut point. Thus, the search for a negative answer comes down to the difference between cut points and weak cut points. We also show that the Tits ball of radius $fracpi2$ about that weak cut point is a "cut set" in the sense that it separates $delX$. Finally, we observe that if a negative example $(G,X)$ exists then $G$ is rank 1.

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