Hyperbolic hydra

2011/05/08 by Noel Brady, Brady, Noel, Will Dison +3 · 2 citations
Mathematics · #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals #Mathematics and Applications

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1105.1535

Abstract

We give examples of hyperbolic groups with finite-rank free subgroups of huge (Ackermannian) distortion.

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