Culler–Vogtmann Outer space

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Culler–Vogtmann Outer space is a topological space that parametrizes marked metric graphs, serving as an analogue of Teichmüller space for studying the outer automorphism group of a free group.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mathematical object ⓘ
parameter space ⓘ
topological space ⓘ
actionType properly discontinuous action of Out(F_n) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Outer space ⓘ
analogueOf Teichmüller space ⓘ
analogyWith Teichmüller space of a surface ⓘ
linked to: Teichmüller space
baseGraph rose with n petals ⓘ
boundaryConcept space of very small F_n-actions on R-trees ⓘ
contains open simplices corresponding to fixed graph combinatorial types ⓘ
definedFor free group F_n ⓘ
dimension 3n-4 for rank n ≥ 2 ⓘ
equivalenceRelation change of marking by graph isometry preserving edge lengths ⓘ
field geometric group theory ⓘ
group theory ⓘ
topology ⓘ
generalizationOf space of metric graphs of rank n with markings ⓘ
graphCondition graphs are finite, connected, with no vertices of valence 1 ⓘ
graphRankCondition fundamental group of each graph is free of rank n ⓘ
groupActsOn Out(F_n) ⓘ
hasPoint equivalence class of a marked metric graph of rank n ⓘ
hasProperty Out(F_n)-invariant ⓘ
contractible ⓘ
locally finite-dimensional ⓘ
not locally compact ⓘ
hasStructure simplicial complex up to missing faces ⓘ
hasSubspace spine of Outer space ⓘ
introducedBy Karen Vogtmann ⓘ
Marc Culler ⓘ
introducedInYear 1986 ⓘ
markingDefinition homotopy equivalence from a fixed reference rose to the graph ⓘ
metricCondition edge lengths are positive real numbers ⓘ
normalizationCondition total volume of each graph is 1 ⓘ
parametrizes free, minimal, isometric actions of free groups on metric graphs ⓘ
marked metric graphs ⓘ
quotientBy Out(F_n) ⓘ
quotientInterpretedAs analogue of moduli space of graphs ⓘ
rankParameter n ≥ 2 ⓘ
relatedConcept Outer space boundary ⓘ
curve complex ⓘ
free factor complex ⓘ
spineProperty spine is a contractible simplicial complex with cocompact Out(F_n)-action ⓘ
topologyInducedBy simplicial coordinates of edge lengths ⓘ
usedFor constructing invariants of Out(F_n) ⓘ
defining train track representatives of automorphisms ⓘ
studying dynamics of automorphisms of free groups ⓘ
usedToStudy Out(F_n) ⓘ
outer automorphism group of a free group ⓘ

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Karen Vogtmann → coDeveloperOf → Culler–Vogtmann Outer space ⓘ
Marc Culler → notableWork → Culler–Vogtmann outer space ⓘ
linked to: Culler–Vogtmann Outer space