Lvzhou Chen Stable commutator length in graphs of groups NCNGT 1 Lvzhou Chen NCNGT May 27, 2020
Lvzhou Chen
Stable commutator length
in graphs of groups
NCNGT 1
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NCNGT
May 27, 2020
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Stable commutator length (scl)
Definition
Admissible surfaces2
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Multiplicative!
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Stable commutator length (scl)
Definition
Example
Challenge: prove lower bounds of scl or compute it.
Admissible surfaces
Space of surfaces has little structure.
Multiplicative!
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Properties
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Gromov–Thurston norm
Remove “embedded” by Gabai–Thurston
Gromov Norm
Example
extremal
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Extremal surfaces
Definition
Note: extremalfinite cover
extremal
Proof: Compression+LERF
Proposition
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Computations and rationality
Theorem (Calegari’08)
Gromov’s Question
Application (surface subgroups)
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Main theorem
Theorem (C.’19)
Examples
f.i
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Proof ideas
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Relative admissible surfaces
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Simple normal form
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Simple normal form
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Linear programming
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Dimension reduction (BS case)
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Asymptotic promotion
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Asymptotic promotion
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Asymptotic promotion
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Asymptotic promotion
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Asymptotic promotion