A Fixed Point Theorem for Deformation Spaces of G-trees

dc.creatorClay, Matt
dc.date2005-02-11
dc.date2006-02-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:39:26Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:39:26Z
dc.descriptionFor a finitely generated free group F_n, of rank at least 2, any finite subgroup of Out(F_n) can be realized as a group of automorphisms of a graph with fundamental group F_n. This result, known as Out(F_n) realization, was proved by Zimmermann, Culler and Khramtsov. This theorem is comparable to Nielsen realization as proved by Kerckhoff: for a closed surface with negative Euler characteristic, any finite subgroup of the mapping class group can be realized as a group of isometries of a hyperbolic surface. Both of these theorems have restatements in terms of fixed points of actions on spaces naturally associated to them. For a nonnegative integer n we define a class of groups (GVP(n)) and prove a similar statement for their outer automorphism groups.
dc.description5 pages shorter than original, Section 3 and Proposition 4.4 are now replaced by citing a Theorem of Dunwoody-Roller (Theorem 3.1). To appear in Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici. Previous title: A Generalization of Culler's Theorem
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0502248
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0502248
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/101074
dc.subjectGroup Theory
dc.subject20E08
dc.titleA Fixed Point Theorem for Deformation Spaces of G-trees
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