Abstract
We prove that most Artin groups of large and hyperbolic type are Hopfian, meaning that every self-epimorphism is an isomorphism. The class covered by our result is generic, in the sense of Goldsborough-Vaskou. Moreover, assuming the residual finiteness of certain hyperbolic groups with an explicit presentation, we get that all large and hyperbolic type Artin groups are residually finite. We also show that “most” quotients of the five-holed sphere mapping class group are hierarchically hyperbolic, up to taking powers of the normal generators of the kernels.
The main tool we use to prove both results is a Dehn-filling-like procedure for short hierarchically hyperbolic groups (these also include e.g. non-geometric 3-manifolds, and triangle- and square-free RAAGs).
The main tool we use to prove both results is a Dehn-filling-like procedure for short hierarchically hyperbolic groups (these also include e.g. non-geometric 3-manifolds, and triangle- and square-free RAAGs).
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 110736 |
| Journal | Advances in Mathematics |
| Volume | 486 |
| Early online date | 16 Dec 2025 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 16 Dec 2025 |
Keywords
- Hierarchical hyperbolicity
- Mapping class groups
- Artin groups
- Dehn filling
- Residual finiteness
- Hopf property
- Short HHG