Quasi-isometric classification of graph manifold groups



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Quasi-isometric classification of graph manifold groups

Jason A. Behrstock and Walter D. Neumann

Source: Duke Math. J. Volume 141, Number 2 (2008), 217-240.

Abstract

We show that the fundamental groups of any two closed irreducible nongeometric graph manifolds are quasi-isometric. We also classify the quasi-isometry types of fundamental groups of graph manifolds with boundary in terms of certain finite two-colored graphs. A corollary is the quasi-isometric classification of Artin groups whose presentation graphs are trees. In particular, any two right-angled Artin groups whose presentation graphs are trees of diameter greater than $2$ are quasi-isometric; further, this quasi-isometry class does not include any other right-angled Artin groups

Primary Subjects: 20F65
Secondary Subjects: 57N10, 20F36

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