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Minimal group actions on Λ-trees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

I. M. Chiswell
I. M. Chiswell
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School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, Mile End Road, London El 4NS, U.K.
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We consider the existence and uniqueness of minimal invariant subtrees for abelian actions of groups on Λ-trees, and whether or not a minimal action is determined up to isomorphism by the hyperbolic length function. The main emphasis is on actions of end type. For a trivial action of end type, there is no minimal invariant subtree. However, if a finitely generated group has an action of end type, the action is nontrivial and there is a unique minimal invariant subtree. There are examples of infinitely generated groups with a nontrivial action of end type for which there is no minimal invariant subtree. These results can be used to study actions of cut type.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 128 , Issue 1 , 1998 , pp. 23 - 36
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1998

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