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A characterization of hyperbolic spaces

A characterization of hyperbolic spaces
A characterization of hyperbolic spaces
We show that a geodesic metric space, and in particular the Cayley graph of a finitely generated group, is hyperbolic in the sense of Gromov if and only if intersections of any two metric balls balls is itself "almost" a metric ball. In particular, R-trees are characterized among the class of geodesic metric spaces by the property that the intersection of any two metric balls is always a metric ball. A variation on the definition of "almost" allows us to characterise CAT(k) geometry for k ? 0 in the same way.
hyperbolic geometry, metric balls, bounded eccentricity, CAT(0) geometry
1661-7207
281-299
Chatterji, Indira
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Niblo, Graham A.
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Chatterji, Indira
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Niblo, Graham A.
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Chatterji, Indira and Niblo, Graham A. (2007) A characterization of hyperbolic spaces. Groups, Geometry and Dynamics, 1 (3), 281-299.

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We show that a geodesic metric space, and in particular the Cayley graph of a finitely generated group, is hyperbolic in the sense of Gromov if and only if intersections of any two metric balls balls is itself "almost" a metric ball. In particular, R-trees are characterized among the class of geodesic metric spaces by the property that the intersection of any two metric balls is always a metric ball. A variation on the definition of "almost" allows us to characterise CAT(k) geometry for k ? 0 in the same way.

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Submitted date: 15 June 2006
Published date: July 2007
Keywords: hyperbolic geometry, metric balls, bounded eccentricity, CAT(0) geometry

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Local EPrints ID: 44250
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/44250
ISSN: 1661-7207
PURE UUID: 1e7caadd-6082-4f76-a1c4-c8be7c7528ac
ORCID for Graham A. Niblo: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0648-7027

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Date deposited: 21 Feb 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:44

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Author: Indira Chatterji
Author: Graham A. Niblo ORCID iD

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