Abstract
We prove a combination theorem for hyperbolic groups, in the case of groups acting on complexes displaying combinatorial features reminiscent of non-positive curvature. Such complexes include for instance weakly systolic complexes and C'(1/6) small cancellation polygonal complexes. Our proof involves constructing a potential Gromov boundary for the resulting groups and analyzing the dynamics of the action on the boundary in order to use Bowditch's characterisation of hyperbolicity. A key ingredient is the introduction of a combinatorial property that implies a weak form of non-positive curvature, and which holds for large classes of complexes.As an application, we study the hyperbolicity of groups obtained by small cancellation over a graph of hyperbolic groups.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 445-477 |
Number of pages | 33 |
Journal | Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society |
Volume | 170 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 9 Mar 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2021 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics