hyperbolic groups

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Gromov-hyperbolic groups
gptkbp:application dynamics
low-dimensional topology
algorithmic group theory
gptkbp:characterizedBy linear isoperimetric inequality
negative curvature properties
slim triangles property
gptkbp:example infinite cyclic group
abelian group of rank greater than 1
free group of rank at least 2
fundamental group of a closed hyperbolic surface
fundamental group of a hyperbolic 3-manifold
gptkbp:field geometric group theory
group theory
gptkbp:generalizes free groups
relatively hyperbolic groups
gptkbp:hasInvariant gptkb:Gromov_boundary
gptkbp:hasProperty finite presentation
coarse negative curvature
finite asymptotic dimension
linear Dehn function
no Baumslag–Solitar subgroups
no infinite torsion subgroup
residually finite (in many cases)
solvable conjugacy problem
solvable isomorphism problem
strong Tits alternative
virtually torsion-free
finite number of conjugacy classes of finite subgroups
finite outer automorphism group (if torsion-free and non-elementary)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label hyperbolic groups
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Mikhael_Gromov
gptkbp:introducedIn 1987
gptkbp:property exponential growth
finitely generated
automatic group
boundary at infinity
finite presentation
solvable word problem
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Weyl_group
free groups
delta-hyperbolicity
fundamental group of closed hyperbolic manifolds
word metric
gptkbp:studiedIn Gromov's 1987 paper 'Hyperbolic groups'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Farrell–Jones_conjecture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6