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Bilipschitz equivalence is not equivalent to quasi-isometric equivalence for finitely generated groups

by Olga Mikhlina last modified 2009-09-18 13:46


Tullia Dymarz, Yale University



Abstract:
We show that certain lamplighter groups that are quasi-isometric (even commensurable) are nevertheless not bilipschitz equivalent. The proof involves structure of quasi-isometries from rigidity theorems, analysis of bilipschitz maps of the n-adics and uniformly finite homology.