Tits rigidity of CAT(0) group boundaries
Algebraic and Geometric Topology, Tome 15 (2015) no. 1, pp. 429-444
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We define Tits rigidity for visual boundaries of CAT(0) groups, and prove that the join of two Cantor sets and its suspension are Tits rigid.

DOI : 10.2140/agt.2015.15.429
Classification : 53C23, 20F67, 51F99
Keywords: CAT(0)

Chao, Khek  1   ; Swenson, Eric  2

1 Mathematical Sciences Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
2 Mathematics Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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Chao, Khek; Swenson, Eric. Tits rigidity of CAT(0) group boundaries. Algebraic and Geometric Topology, Tome 15 (2015) no. 1, pp. 429-444. doi: 10.2140/agt.2015.15.429

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