A Combinatorial Criterion and Center for the quasi-isometry groups of Euclidean spaces

Abstract

In this study, we introduce the notion of $PL_\delta$-homeomorphisms of $\mathbb{R}^n$. Furthermore, we provide a combinatorial criterion reliant on the vertices and edges of simplicial structures, to determine whether a piecewise-linear homeomorphism to be a quasi-isometry. By employing this criterion, we subsequently show that the center of the group $QI(\mathbb{R}^n)$, which comprises all quasi-isometries of $\mathbb{R}^n$, is indeed trivial.