Fixed points for actions of Aut(F_n) on CAT(0) spaces

DOI10.17879/58269763367MaRDI QIDQ3464601zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Olga Varghese

Publication date 27 January 2016

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1112.5014

zbMATH Keywords

isometric actionsglobal fixed pointsautomorphism group of a free groupcomplete \(\mathrm{CAT}(0)\) spaces

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Free nonabelian groups (20E05) Automorphism groups of groups (20F28) Geometric group theory (20F65) Fixed points and coincidences in algebraic topology (55M20)

Abstract: For n greater or equal 4 we discuss questions concerning global fixed points for isometric actions of Aut(Fn), the automorphism group of a free group of rank n, on complete CAT(0) spaces. We prove that whenever Aut(Fn) acts by isometries on complete d-dimensional CAT(0) space with d is less than 2 times the integer function of n over 4 and minus 1, then it must fix a point. This property has implications for irreducible representations of Aut(Fn), which are also presented here. For SAut(Fn), the unique subgroup of index two in Aut(Fn), we obtain similar results.

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