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A combinatorial structure for many hierarchically hyperbolic spaces

Mark Hagen, Giorgio Mangioni and Alessandro Sisto

Vol. 341 (2026), No. 2, 305–377
Abstract

The combinatorial hierarchical hyperbolicity criterion is a very useful way of constructing new hierarchically hyperbolic spaces (HHSs). We show that, conversely, HHSs satisfying natural assumptions (satisfied, for example, by mapping class groups) admit a combinatorial HHS structure. This can be useful in constructions of new HHSs, and also our construction clarifies how to apply the combinatorial HHS criterion to suspected examples. We also uncover connections between HHS notions and lattice theory notions.

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Keywords
hierarchical hyperbolicity, combinatorial HHS
Mathematical Subject Classification
Primary: 20F65
Milestones
Received: 13 September 2023
Revised: 15 January 2026
Accepted: 15 January 2026
Published: 23 March 2026
Authors
Mark Hagen
School of Mathematics
University of Bristol
Bristol
United Kingdom
Giorgio Mangioni
Maxwell Institute and Department of Mathematics
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Alessandro Sisto
Maxwell Institute and Department of Mathematics
Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh
United Kingdom

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