Improper actions and higher connectivity at infinity
Author(s) -
Kenneth S. Brown,
John Meier
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
commentarii mathematici helvetici
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.603
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1420-8946
pISSN - 0010-2571
DOI - 10.1007/s000140050118
Subject(s) - infinity , mathematics , action (physics) , group action , duality (order theory) , group (periodic table) , pure mathematics , topology (electrical circuits) , combinatorics , mathematical analysis , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
. Given an improper action (= cell stabilizers are infinite) of a group G on a CW-complex , we present criteria, based on connectivity at infinity properties of the cell stabilizers under the action of G that imply connectivity at infinity properties for G. A refinement of this idea yields information on the topology at infinity of Artin groups, and it gives significant progress on the question of which Artin groups are duality groups.
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