A note on torsion subgroups of groups acting on finite-dimensional CAT(0) cube complexes

DOI10.1016/J.DISC.2020.111832zbMATH Open1481.20152arXiv1905.00738OpenAlexW3005505741MaRDI QIDQ2174576FDOQ2174576

Authors: Anthony Genevois 

Publication date: 21 April 2020

Published in: Discrete Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this article, we state and prove a general criterion which prevents some groups from acting properly on finite-dimensional CAT(0) cube complexes. As an application, we show that, for every non-trivial finite group $F$, the lamplighter group $Fwrmathbb{F}_2$ over a free group does not act properly on a finite-dimensional CAT(0) cube complex (although it acts properly on a infinite-dimensional CAT(0) cube complex). We also deduce from this general criterion that, roughly speaking, given a group $G$ acting on a CAT(0) cube complex of finite dimension and an infinite torsion subgroup $LleqG$, either the normaliser $N_G(L)$ is close to be free abelian or, for every $kgeq1$, $N_G(L)$ contains a non-abelian free subgroup commuting with a subgroup of $L$ of size $geqk$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.00738

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zbMATH Keywords

wreath productsCAT(0) cube complexeslamplighter groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Extensions, wreath products, and other compositions of groups (20E22) Geometric group theory (20F65) Topological methods in group theory (57M07)

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