A group theoretic criterion for property FA

被引:31
作者
Culler, M [1 ]
Vogtmann, K [1 ]
机构
[1] CORNELL UNIV,DEPT MATH,ITHACA,NY 14853
关键词
property FA; group actions on trees;
D O I
10.1090/S0002-9939-96-03217-0
中图分类号
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号
070104 ;
摘要
We give group-theoretic conditions on a set of generators of a group G which imply that G admits no non-trivial action on a tree. The criterion applies to several interesting classes of groups, including automorphism groups of most free groups and mapping class groups of most surfaces.
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页码:677 / 683
页数:7
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