Torsion groups do not act on 2-dimensional \(\text{CAT}(0)\) complexes

DOI10.1215/00127094-2021-0069OpenAlexW2956549117MaRDI QIDQ2130508

Damian Osajda, Serguei Norine, Piotr Przytycki

Publication date: 25 April 2022

Published in: Duke Mathematical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.02457

zbMATH Keywords

fixed pointCAT(0) spaceclosed geodesictorsion groupelliptic action

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Periodic groups; locally finite groups (20F50) Geometric group theory (20F65)

Related Items (3)

Tits Alternative for -dimensional complexes ⋮ CAT(0) polygonal complexes are 2-median ⋮ Abstract group actions of locally compact groups on CAT(0) spaces

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