Mathematics – Geometric Topology
Scientific paper
2008-09-25
Groups, Geometry and Dynamics, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2012, pp. 97-123
Mathematics
Geometric Topology
v3: 23 pages, no figs, Final version incorporating referee's comments. To appear in "Groups, Geometry and Dynamics"
Scientific paper
For $i= 1,2$, let $G_i$ be cocompact groups of isometries of hyperbolic space $\Hyp^n$ of real dimension $n$, $n \geq 3$. Let $H_i \subset G_i$ be infinite index quasiconvex subgroups satisfying one of the following conditions: 1) limit set of $H_i$ is a codimension one topological sphere. 2) limit set of $H_i$ is an even dimensional topological sphere. 3) $H_i$ is a codimension one duality group. This generalizes (1). In particular, if $n = 3$, $H_i$ could be any freely indecomposable subgroup of $G_i$. 4) $H_i$ is an odd-dimensional Poincare Duality group $PD(2k+1)$. This generalizes (2). We prove pattern rigidity for such pairs extending work of Schwartz who proved pattern rigidity when $H_i$ is cyclic. All this generalizes to quasiconvex subgroups of uniform lattices in rank one symmetric spaces satisfying one of the conditions (1)-(4), as well as certain special subgroups with disconnected limit sets. In particular, pattern rigidity holds for all quasiconvex subgroups of hyperbolic 3-manifolds that are not virtually free. Combining this with a result of Mosher-Sageev-Whyte, we get quasi-isometric rigidity results for graphs of groups where the vertex groups are uniform lattices in rank one symmetric spaces and edge groups are of any of the above types.
Biswas Kingshook
Mj Mahan
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