Random graphs of free groups contain surface subgroups

2013/03/11 by Danny Calegari, Calegari, Danny, Henry Wilton +1 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Mathematics · #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Group Theory (math.GR) #Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology #Topological and Geometric Data Analysis

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1303.2700

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Abstract

A random graph of free groups contains a surface subgroup

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