# Patterson-Sullivan currents, generic stretching factors and the asymmetric Lipschitz metric for Outer space

@article{Kapovich2014PattersonSullivanCG,
title={Patterson-Sullivan currents, generic stretching factors and the asymmetric Lipschitz metric for Outer space},
author={Ilya Kapovich and Martin Lustig},
journal={arXiv: Group Theory},
year={2014}
}
• Published 2 June 2014
• Mathematics
• arXiv: Group Theory
We quantitatively relate the Patterson-Sullivant currents and generic stretching factors for free group automorphisms to the asymmetric Lipschitz metric on Outer space and to Guirardel's intersection number.
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