Abstract
We classify surface Houghton groups, as well as their pure subgroups, up to isomorphism, commensurability, and quasi-isometry.
Funding source: Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Award Identifier / Grant number: PID2021-126254NB-I00
Award Identifier / Grant number: CEX2019-000904-S
Funding source: National Science Foundation
Award Identifier / Grant number: DMS-2303262
Award Identifier / Grant number: DMS-2305286
Funding statement: J. Aramayona was supported by grant PID2021-126254NB-I00 and by the Severo Ochoa award CEX2019-000904-S, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033. G. Domat was supported by NSF DMS-2303262. C. J. Leininger was supported by NSF DMS-2305286.
Acknowledgements
J. Aramayona is grateful to Rice University, and particularly to C. J. Leininger, for their hospitality. The authors are grateful to Anthony Genevois for pointing out Corollary 1.3.
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Communicated by: Rachel Skipper
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