Quasi-isometric diversity of marked groups

Abstract

We use basic tools of descriptive set theory to prove that a closed set $\mathcal{S}$ of marked groups has $2^{{\aleph }_0}$ quasi-isometry classes provided every non-empty open subset of $\mathcal{S}$ contains at least two non-quasi-isometric groups. It follows that every perfect set of marked groups having a dense subset of finitely presented groups contains $2^{{\aleph }_0}$ quasi-isometry classes. These results account for most known constructions of continuous families of non-quasi-isometric finitely generated groups. They can also be used to prove the existence of $2^{{\aleph }_0}$ quasi-isometry classes of finitely generated groups having interesting algebraic, geometric, or model-theoretic properties.

Minor corrections. To appear in the Journal of Topology

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• Uncountably many quasi-isometry classes of groups of type $FP$