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Invariance of coarse median spaces under relative hyperbolicity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 September 2012

BRIAN H. BOWDITCH
BRIAN H. BOWDITCH*
Affiliation:
Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL. e-mail B.H.Bowditch@warwick.ac.uk
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Abstract

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We show that, for finitely generated groups, the property of admitting a coarse median structure is preserved under relative hyperbolicity.

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Research Article
Information
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 154 , Issue 1 , January 2013 , pp. 85 - 95
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 2012

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