Distortion of wreath products in Thompson’s group F

Abstract

The authors use geometric techniques to prove that the restricted wreath product F ≀ ℂ is a quasi-isometrically embedded subgroup of Thompson’s group F.

Keywords

Thompsonś group F / Restricted wreath products / Quasi-isometrically embedded

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