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We introduce certain classes of hyperbolic groups according to their possible actions on real trees. Using these classes and results from the theory of (small) group actions on real trees, we study the structure of hyperbolic groups and their automorphism group.
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Rips, E., Sela, Z. Structure and rigidity in hyperbolic groups I. Geometric and Functional Analysis 4, 337–371 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01896245
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