The structure of extended function groups

Abstract

A function group is a finitely generated Kleinian group with an invariant connected component of its region of discontinuity. An extended function group is a finitely generated extended Kleinian group that contains orientation reversing elements and keep invariant a connected components of its region of discontinuity. An structural decomposition of function groups, in terms of the Klein-Maskit combination theorems, was provided by Maskit in the middle of the 70's. One should expect a similar decomposition structure for extended function groups, but it seems not to be stated in the existing literature. The aim of this paper is to state and procvide a proof of such a decomposition structural picture.