Classification of non-free Kleinian groups generated by two parabolic transformations

Akiyoshi, Hirotaka; Ohshika, Ken’ichi; Parker, John; Sakuma, Makoto; Yoshida, Han

doi:10.1090/tran/8246

Classification of non-free Kleinian groups generated by two parabolic transformations
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Abstract:

We give a full proof to Agol’s announcement on the classification of non-free Kleinian groups generated by two parabolic transformations.

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