Structure and rigidity in hyperbolic groups I

@article{Rips1994StructureAR,
  title={Structure and rigidity in hyperbolic groups I},
  author={Eliyahu Rips and Zlil Sela},
  journal={Geometric \& Functional Analysis GAFA},
  year={1994},
  volume={4},
  pages={337-371}
}
  • E. Rips, Z. Sela
  • Published 1 May 1994
  • Mathematics
  • Geometric & Functional Analysis GAFA
We introduce certain classes of hyperbolic groups according to their possible actions on real trees. Using these classes and results from the theory of (small) group actions on real trees, we study the structure of hyperbolic groups and their automorphism group. 
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