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
281-299
Chatterji, Indira
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Niblo, Graham A.
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July 2007
Chatterji, Indira
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Niblo, Graham A.
43fe9561-c483-4cdf-bee5-0de388b78944
Chatterji, Indira and Niblo, Graham A.
(2007)
A characterization of hyperbolic spaces.
Groups, Geometry and Dynamics, 1 (3), .
Abstract
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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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/44250
ISSN: 1661-7207
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