Daniel T. Wise 2026-11-05
Daniel T. Wise studies geometric group theory through cubical geometry. With Frédéric Haglund, he introduced and studied special cube complexes, whose hyperplanes satisfy restrictions preventing certain self-interactions.[ref]
Special cube complexes by Frédéric Haglund and Daniel T. Wise. Original byline, introduction and Theorem 1.1
A compact nonpositively curved cube complex satisfying their criterion admits a local isometry into the standard complex of a Right-angled Artin group. Consequently its fundamental group embeds in a linear group. The contribution connects visible geometric conditions on hyperplanes with algebraic properties of the fundamental group.[ref]
Frédéric Haglund 2026-11-05
Frédéric Haglund works on geometric group theory and cubical geometry. His joint work with Daniel T. Wise introduced special cube complexes and related them to Right-angled Artin groups.[ref]
Special cube complexes by Frédéric Haglund and Daniel T. Wise. Original byline and introduction
The key conditions control how hyperplanes embed, whether they are two-sided and how they meet. A local isometry to a standard cubical model then yields an embedding of the fundamental group. This is a concrete mechanism for obtaining algebraic information from the internal geometry of a complex.[ref]
Special cube complexes by Frédéric Haglund and Daniel T. Wise. Theorem 1.1 and definition of specialness