Almost Convex Groups and the Eight Geometries
Abstract
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If $M$ is a closed Nil geometry 3-manifold then $π_1(M)$ is almost convex with respect to a fairly simple ``geometric'' generating set. If $G$ is a central extension or a ${\Bbb Z}$-extension of a word hyperbolic group, then $G$ is also almost convex with respect to some generating set. Combining these with previously known results shows that if $M$ is a closed 3-manifold with one of Thurston's eight geometries, $π_1(M)$ is almost convex with respect to some generating set if and only if the geometry in question is not Sol.
Plain Tex, 14 pages, no figures
Plain Tex, 14 pages, no figures