Limit groups, positive-genus towers and measure-equivalence

DOI10.1017/S0143385706001039MaRDI QIDQ5292519zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Martin R. Bridson, Michael Tweedale, Henry Wilton

Publication date 21 June 2007

Published in Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0511275

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Free nonabelian groups (20E05) Residual properties and generalizations; residually finite groups (20E26) Dynamical aspects of measure-preserving transformations (37A05) Algebraic ergodic theory, cocycles, orbit equivalence, ergodic equivalence relations (37A20) Topological methods in group theory (57M07)

Abstract: By definition, an $omega$-residually free tower is positive-genus if all surfaces used in its construction are of positive genus. We prove that every limit group is virtually a subgroup of a positive-genus $omega$-residually free tower. By combining this with results of Gaboriau, we prove that elementarily free groups are measure equivalent to free groups.

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