Dehn fillings and elementary splittings

Groves, Daniel; Manning, Jason

doi:10.1090/tran/7017

Dehn fillings and elementary splittings

Authors: Daniel Groves and Jason Fox Manning
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 370 (2018), 3017-3051
MSC (2010): Primary 20F65, 20F67, 57M50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/tran/7017
Published electronically: January 18, 2018
MathSciNet review: 3766840
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Abstract: We consider conditions on relatively hyperbolic groups about the nonexistence of certain kinds of splittings and show these properties persist in long Dehn fillings. We deduce that certain connectivity properties of the Bowditch boundary persist under long fillings.

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