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).