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Relative bounded cohomology on groups with contracting elements

Zhenguo Huangfu , Renxing Wan This is my paper

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Each Morse subgroup has infinite index in G if and only if the relative second bounded cohomology is infinite-dimensional.

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The paper proves an equivalence for countable groups G that act properly on a metric space and possess contracting elements: given a finite collection of Morse subgroups, each such subgroup has infinite index in G precisely when the relative second bounded cohomology H_b²(G, {H_i}; ℝ) is infinite-dimensional. The same technique shows that the normal closure of a sufficiently high power of any contracting element yields infinite-dimensional relative cohomology. The result extends a known statement for free groups to this broader geometric setting. A sympathetic reader would care because the criterion supplies a cohomological test for whether subgroups are “large” in the sense of index, using only the existence of contracting elements in the action.

Core claim

Let G be a countable group acting properly on a metric space with contracting elements and {H_i : 1 ≤ i ≤ n} a finite collection of Morse subgroups. Then each H_i has infinite index in G if and only if the relative second bounded cohomology H_b²(G, {H_i}; ℝ) is infinite-dimensional. In addition, for any contracting element g there exists k > 0 such that H_b²(G, ⟨⟨g^k⟩⟩; ℝ) is infinite-dimensional.

What carries the argument

The relative second bounded cohomology H_b²(G, {H_i}; ℝ), whose infinite-dimensionality is equivalent to the infinite-index condition via the geometry of contracting elements and Morse subgroups.

If this is right

  • The equivalence generalizes the theorem of Pagliantini-Rolli from finite-rank free groups to all countable groups with contracting elements.
  • For any contracting element g, sufficiently high powers yield normal subgroups whose relative second bounded cohomology is infinite-dimensional.
  • The result supplies new concrete computations of relative bounded cohomology for groups whose actions admit contracting elements.
  • Morse subgroups that are not of infinite index must force the relative cohomology to be finite-dimensional.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same contracting-element technique may produce infinite-dimensionality results for other degrees or coefficients once the second-degree case is settled.
  • The criterion offers a way to test index finiteness in concrete geometric groups by computing or bounding their relative cohomology instead of enumerating cosets.
  • Groups in which every contracting element has finite-order powers whose normal closures keep the cohomology finite-dimensional would have to lack Morse subgroups of infinite index.

Load-bearing premise

G acts properly on a metric space, possesses contracting elements, and the given subgroups are Morse.

What would settle it

A single explicit example of a group G with contracting elements in which some Morse subgroup has finite index yet H_b²(G, {H_i}; ℝ) is still infinite-dimensional, or an infinite-index Morse subgroup for which the relative cohomology remains finite-dimensional.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: [x, y] ⊂ Nδ([x, z] ∪ [y, z]) A finitely generated group is called Gromov-hyperbolic, if its Cayley graph with respect to some finite generating set is a δ-hyperbolic metric space for some δ ≥ 0. Let (X1, d1) and (X2, d2) be two metric spaces. A (not necessarily continuous) map f : X1 → X2 is called a (λ, ϵ)-quasi-isometric embedding if there exist constants λ ≥ 1 and ϵ ≥ 0 such that for all x, y ∈ X1 we ha… view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Y is C-contracting Example 2.4. The following are well-known examples of contracting subsets and contracting subgroups. (1) Bounded sets in a metric space. (2) Quasi-geodesics and quasi-convex subsets in Gromov-hyperbolic spaces. [26] (3) Fully quasi-convex subgroups, and maximal parabolic subgroups in particular, in relatively hyperbolic groups. [25, Proposition 8.2.4] (4) The subgroup generated by a hype… view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: γ = q1p1q2p2q3p3q4 is a (D, τ )-admissible path In the following definitions, a sequence of points xi in a path α is called linearly ordered if xi+1 lies in the subpath of α from xi to α+ for each i. Definition 2.9 (Fellow Travel). Let γ = p0q1p1 · · · qnpn be a (D, τ )-admissible path, and α be a path such that α− = γ−, α+ = γ+. Given ϵ > 0, the path α ϵ-fellow travels γ if there exists a sequence of line… view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: γ = p0q1p1q2p2 is a (D, τ )-admissible path and α ϵ-fellow travels γ Group actions with contracting elements. Let G be a group acting isometrically on a geodesic metric space (X, d) with a base point o ∈ X. Definition 2.11 (Contracting Element). An element h ∈ G is called a contracting element if ⟨h⟩·o is a contracting subset in X and the map Z → X, n 7→ h no is a quasi-isometric embedding. A group action … view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Each blue line is a translate of Ax(g); FK[U, V ]∪{U, V } = {U < U1 < U2 < V } is a standard path in PK(F); the dashed line represents the closest point projection between U and U1; the red line is a lifted standard path from u ∈ U to v ∈ V in X For any two points u ∈ U and v ∈ V , we often need to lift a standard path FK[U, V ]∪ {U, V } = {U < U1 < · · · < Uk < V } in PK(F) to a path from u to v in X. The… view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: α contains an (ϵ, f)-barrier Recall that the Extension Lemma, i.e. Lemma 2.13 gives a set F ⊂ G consisting of three contracting elements. The following result of Han-Yang-Zou shows that for any contracting element [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: [o, ho] contains an (ϵ, g0)-barrier Since the orbit Hi ·o is η-Morse in X, by definition of Morse property, the geodesic segment [o, ho] is contained in NM(Hio). Since x, y ∈ [o, ho], there exist h1, h2 ∈ Hi such that d(x, h1o), d(y, h2o) ≤ M. Combining two inequalities together, one gets that d(bo, h1o), d(bg0o, h2o) ≤ ϵ + M. By construction of S, we have b −1h1, h−1 2 bg0 ∈ S. Therefore, g0 ∈ b −1h2S = b… view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: [o, gm 2 o] contains an (ϵ ′ , gs 1 )-barrier; The blue path represents γ; The gray area represents NL′ ([o, gm 2 o]) Let x, y ∈ [o, gm 2 o] such that d(to, x) = d(to, [o, gm 2 o]) and d(tgs 1 o, y) = d(tgs 1 o, [o, gm 2 o]). Hence, the path γ = [x, to] ∪ [to, tgs 1 o] ∪ [tgs 1 o, y] is a (1, 4ϵ ′ )-quasi-geodesic. By Lemma 2.1, t[o, gs 1 o] ⊂ NL′ ([o, gm 2 o]) where L ′ = L(1, 4ϵ ′ , δ). Up to exchanging … view at source ↗
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Let $G$ be a countable group acting properly on a metric space with contracting elements and $\{H_i:1\le i\le n\}$ be a finite collection of Morse subgroups in $G$. We prove that each $H_i$ has infinite index in $G$ if and only if the relative second bounded cohomology $H^{2}_b(G, \{H_i\}_{i=1}^n; \mathbb{R})$ is infinite-dimensional. In addition, we also prove that for any contracting element $g$, there exists $k>0$ such that $H^{2}_b(G, \langle \langle g^k\rangle \rangle; \mathbb{R})$ is infinite-dimensional. Our results generalize a theorem of Pagliantini-Rolli for finite-rank free groups and yield new results on the (relative) second bounded cohomology of groups.

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Summary. The manuscript proves an if-and-only-if statement: for a countable group G acting properly on a metric space with contracting elements and a finite collection of Morse subgroups {H_i}, each H_i has infinite index in G precisely when the relative second bounded cohomology H_b^2(G, {H_i}; ℝ) is infinite-dimensional. It further shows that for any contracting element g there exists k > 0 such that H_b^2(G, ⟨⟨g^k⟩⟩; ℝ) is infinite-dimensional. The results generalize the theorem of Pagliantini-Rolli from finite-rank free groups and produce new statements about relative bounded cohomology for groups admitting contracting elements.

Significance. If the proofs are correct, the equivalence supplies a cohomological test for infinite index of Morse subgroups that applies beyond free groups to the broader class of groups with contracting elements (including many hyperbolic and relatively hyperbolic groups). The second statement on normal closures of high powers of contracting elements likewise yields new infinite-dimensionality results. These strengthen the dictionary between geometric features of group actions and the dimension of bounded cohomology.

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  1. [§1] §1, paragraph after Definition 1.2: the notation for the relative bounded cochain complex is introduced without an explicit reference to the standard definition used (e.g., the one in the cited work of Burger-Monod or Frigerio); adding one sentence would improve readability.
  2. [Theorem 1.3] Theorem 1.3 (the main equivalence): the statement is clear, but the proof sketch in §4 does not indicate where the Morse property is used to obtain the lower bound on dimension; a one-sentence pointer to the relevant lemma would help.
  3. [Introduction] The bibliography entry for Pagliantini-Rolli is present but the introduction does not explicitly contrast the new argument with their free-group technique; a short comparison sentence would clarify the generalization.

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We thank the referee for their positive summary of our results and for recommending minor revision. The report correctly identifies the main theorems: the equivalence between infinite index of Morse subgroups and infinite-dimensional relative second bounded cohomology, as well as the infinite-dimensionality result for normal closures of high powers of contracting elements. No specific major comments or requested changes were listed in the report.

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The paper establishes an if-and-only-if equivalence between each Morse subgroup H_i having infinite index in G and the relative second bounded cohomology being infinite-dimensional, plus a statement on normal closures of powers of contracting elements. This is presented as a generalization of a theorem by Pagliantini-Rolli (distinct authors) under standard geometric hypotheses on proper actions with contracting elements. No self-definitional reductions, fitted inputs renamed as predictions, or load-bearing self-citations appear; the central claims rest on external geometric assumptions and prior independent results rather than reducing to the paper's own inputs by construction.

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  • domain assumption G is a countable group acting properly on a metric space with contracting elements
    Opening sentence of the abstract sets this as the ambient setting for both main theorems.
  • domain assumption {H_i} are Morse subgroups of G
    Explicitly assumed in the statement of the first theorem.

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