Geometric Structures on 3-manifolds

Random walks on weakly hyperbolic groups

Let $G$ be a group acting by isometries on a Gromov hyperbolic space, which need not be proper. If $G$ contains two hyperbolic elements with disjoint fixed points, then we show that a random walk on $G$ converges to the boundary almost surely. This gives a unified approach to convergence for the mapping class groups of surfaces, $\mathrm{Out}(F_n)$ and acylindrical groups. This is joint work with Giulio Tiozzo.

Date & Time

November 03, 2015 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm

Location

S-101

Speakers

Joseph Maher

Affiliation

City University of New York

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