Cannon–Thurston maps for $${{\,\mathrm{CAT}\,}}(0)$$ groups with isolated flats

Mahan Mitra (Mj) proved Cannon–Thurston maps exist for normal hyperbolic subgroups of a hyperbolic group (Mitra in Topology, 37(3):527–538, 1998). We prove that Cannon–Thurston maps do not exist for infinite normal hyperbolic subgroups of non-hyperbolic $${{\,\mathrm{CAT}\,}}(0)$$ CAT ( 0 ) groups with isolated flats with respect to the visual boundaries. We also show Cannon–Thurston maps do not exist for infinite infinite-index normal $${{\,\mathrm{CAT}\,}}(0)$$ CAT ( 0 ) subgroups with isolated flats in non-hyperbolic $${{\,\mathrm{CAT}\,}}(0)$$ CAT ( 0 ) groups with isolated flats. We obtain a structure theorem for the normal subgroups in these settings and show that outer automorphism groups of hyperbolic groups have no purely atoroidal $$\mathbb {Z}^2$$ Z 2 subgroups.

The Dehn-Nielsen-Baer Theorem

This chapter deals with the Dehn–Nielsen–Baer theorem, one of the most beautiful connections between topology and algebra in the mapping class group. It begins by defining the objects in the statement of the Dehn–Nielsen–Baer theorem, including the extended mapping class group and outer automorphism groups. It then considers the use of the notion of quasi-isometry in Dehn's original proof of the Dehn–Nielsen–Baer theorem. In particular, it discusses a theorem on the fundamental observation of geometric group theory, along with the property of being linked at infinity. It also presents the proof of the Dehn–Nielsen–Baer theorem and an analysis of the induced homeomorphism at infinity before concluding with two other proofs of the Dehn–Nielsen–Baer theorem, one inspired by 3-manifold theory and one using harmonic maps.

Outer automorphism groups of simple Lie algebras and symmetries of painted diagrams

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