Counting conjugacy classes in groups with contracting elements

DOI10.1112/TOPO.12221zbMATH Open1522.20172arXiv1810.02969MaRDI QIDQ6096946FDOQ6096946

Authors: Ilya Gekhtman, Wen-Yuan Yang 

Publication date: 15 September 2023

Published in: Journal of Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, we derive an asymptotic formula for the number of conjugacy classes of elements in a class of statistically convex-cocompact actions with contracting elements. Denote by $mathcalC(o,n)$ (resp. $mathcal{C}^{\prime }(o,n)$) the set of (resp. primitive) conjugacy classes of pointed length at most $n$ for a basepoint $o$. The main result is an asymptotic formula as follows: ${\displaystyle }$sharp mathcal C(o, n) asymp sharp mathcal C'(o, n) asymp frac{exp(omega(G)n)}{n}.${\displaystyle }$ A similar formula holds for conjugacy classes using stable length. As a consequence of the formulae, the conjugacy growth series is transcendental for all non-elementary relatively hyperbolic groups, graphical small cancellation groups with finite components. As by-product of the proof, we establish several useful properties for an exponentially generic set of elements. In particular, it yields a positive answer to a question of J. Maher that an exponentially generic elements in mapping class groups have their Teichm"{u}ller axis contained in the principal stratum.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.02969

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Conjugacy classes for groups (20E45) Geometric group theory (20F65) Hyperbolic groups and nonpositively curved groups (20F67)

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