On the simple connectivity at infinity of groups
Otera, Daniele Ettore
Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 6-A (2003), p. 739-748 / Harvested from Biblioteca Digitale Italiana di Matematica
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We study the simple connectivity at infinity of groups of finite presentation, and we give a geometric proof of its invariance under quasi-isometry in a special case.

In questo articolo si definisce e si studia la nozione di semplice connessione all'infinito dei gruppi di presentazione finita, dando poi, in un caso particolare, una prova geometrica della sua invarianza per quasi-isometrie.

Publié le : 2003-10-01
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Otera, Daniele Ettore. On the simple connectivity at infinity of groups. Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 6-A (2003) pp. 739-748. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/BUMI_2003_8_6B_3_739_0/

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