Non-residually finite groups hyperbolic relative to residually finite subgroups

MaRDI QIDQ6314947zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Yan Kim, Donghi Lee

Publication date 3 March 2019

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometric group theory (20F65) Hyperbolic groups and nonpositively curved groups (20F67)

Abstract: Let $m$ and $k$ be integers such that $|m|,,|k|>1$ and $gcd(m,k)=1$. We show that all Baumslag-Solitar groups $BS(m,mk)$ are non-residually finite groups hyperbolic relative to residually finite subgroups. By a result of Osin (2007), this implies that there exists a non-residually finite hyperbolic group, thus solving a long-standing open problem of Gromov (1987). We also show that all $BS(m,mk)$ are non-Hopfian groups hyperbolic relative to Hopfian subgroups.

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