Conical limit points and groups of divergence type
Author:
Sungbok Hong
Journal:
Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 346 (1994), 341-357
MSC:
Primary 22E40; Secondary 20H10
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1994-1273535-1
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Abstract: We use the Patterson-Sullivan measure to generalize Agard's theorem to all groups of divergence type. As a consequence, we prove that for a nonelementary group 
of divergence type, the conical limit set has positive Patterson-Sullivan measure.
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1994-1273535-1
Keywords:
Nonelementary group,
group of divergence type Patterson-Sullivan measure,
conical limit point
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© Copyright 1994
American Mathematical Society
