On the cut point conjecture

Swarup, G.

doi:10.1090/S1079-6762-96-00013-3

On the cut point conjecture

Author: G. A. Swarup
Journal: Electron. Res. Announc. Amer. Math. Soc. 2 (1996), 98-100
MSC (1991): Primary 20F32; Secondary 20J05, 57M40
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S1079-6762-96-00013-3
MathSciNet review: 1412948
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Abstract: We sketch a proof of the fact that the Gromov boundary of a hyperbolic group does not have a global cut point if it is connected. This implies, by a theorem of Bestvina and Mess, that the boundary is locally connected if it is connected.

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