Hyperbolic alternating virtual link groups

Jens Harlander

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Abstract

We study the topology and geometry of virtual link complements and groups. We show that the groups defined by theWirtinger presentation of certain prime dense alternating virtual links are CAT(0) and hyperbolic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)83-96
Number of pages14
JournalGroups, Geometry, and Dynamics
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Alternating virtual knot
  • Hyperbolic group
  • Non-positively curved square complex
  • Wirtinger complex

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