Sphere-boundary graphical discreteness conjecture in dimensions at least four

Let GG be a hyperbolic group, and let G\partial G denote its boundary. Assume that G\partial G is homeomorphic to the nn-sphere SnS^n, where n4n\geq 4. A group is graphically discrete when it has only trivial lattice envelopes.

Sphere-boundary graphical discreteness conjecture. Hyperbolic groups with boundary the nn-sphere for n4n\geq 4 are graphically discrete.

The paper proves graphical discreteness for sphere boundaries when n3n\leq 3 and conjectures the corresponding statement for n4n\geq 4.

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Alex Margolis, Sam Shepherd, Emily Stark and Daniel Woodhouse, “Graphically discrete groups and rigidity”, arXiv:2303.04843 (2025).

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