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Artin groups and nonpositive curvature

Presenter
September 29, 2016
Keywords:
  • CAT(0) space
  • Riemannian geometry
  • negative curvature manifolds
  • braid groups
  • generators and relations
  • proper action
  • cubical groups
MSC:
  • 57M60
  • 57-xx
  • 58-xx
  • 58Dxx
  • 58D05
  • 58D19
  • 20F36
Abstract
Artin groups seem to enjoy several nonpositive curvature features. First, I will explain how braid groups with at most 6 strands act properly and cocompactly on a CAT(0) simplicial complex (joint work with D. Kielak and P. Schwer, following T. Brady and J. McCammond). Secondly, I will describe, more generally than the classical right-angled ones, which Artin groups act properly and cocompactly on a CAT(0) cube complex (related to work of J. Huang, K. Jankiewicz and P. Przytycki).
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