Algebra · Oct 6, 2026

A hyperbolic group without a geometric CAT(0) action

Answers negatively whether every word-hyperbolic group is a CAT(0) group. Constructs one with a finite classifying space but no proper cocompact isometric action on any proper complete CAT(0)\mathop{\mathrm{CAT}}\nolimits (0) space, in any dimension.

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