The Recognition Theorem for Out(F_n)

dc.creatorFeighn, Mark
dc.creatorHandel, Michael
dc.date2006-12-22
dc.date2009-02-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:41:10Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:41:10Z
dc.descriptionOur goal is to find dynamic invariants that completely determine elements of the outer automorphism group $\Out(F_n)$ of the free group $F_n$ of rank $n$. To avoid finite order phenomena, we do this for {\it forward rotationless} elements. This is not a serious restriction. For example, there is $K_n>0$ depending only on $n$ such that, for all $ϕ\in\Out(F_n)$, $ϕ^{K_n}$ is forward rotationless. An important part of our analysis is to show that rotationless elements are represented by particularly nice relative train track maps.
dc.description68 pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0612702
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0612702
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/219679
dc.subjectGroup Theory
dc.subject20F65; 20F28
dc.titleThe Recognition Theorem for Out(F_n)
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