Distortion elements in group actions on surfaces
Work
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: If G is a finitely generated group with generators {g1,…,gj}, then an infinite-order element f∈G is a distortion element of G provided that lim infn→∞|fn|/n=0, where |fn| is the word length of fn in t... more
Source: Duke Mathematical Journal
Authors John Franks, Michael Handel
Institutions Lehman College, City University of New York
Cites: 24
Cited by: 63
Related to: 10
FWCI: 2.396
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 91.9
Subfield: Mathematical Physics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green