The one-ended subgroup characterization for inaccessible finitely generated groups

Let GG be a finitely generated group and let HH be a subgroup of GG. Say that HH is 1-ended in GG when it has one end relative to GG.

The one-ended subgroup characterization. The subgroup HH of the finitely generated group GG is 1-ended in GG if and only if for each splitting ACBA\ast_C B of GG, where ACBA\ne C\ne B and CC is finite, HH is a subgroup of a conjugate of AA or BB.

This question is raised in the context of inaccessible finitely generated groups; the paper asks what can be said about such groups. The source provides no resolution of the characterization.

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Michael Mihalik, “A Manual for Ends, Semistability and Simple Connectivity at Infinity for Groups and Spaces”, arXiv:2507.17060 (2026).

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