Fractional Isoperimetric Inequalities and subgroup distortion

Abstract

It is shown that there exist infinitely many non-integers $r>2$ such that the Dehn function of some finitely presented group is $\simeq n^r$. For each positive rational number $s$ we construct pairs of finitely presented groups $H\subset G$ such that the distortion of $H$ in $G$ is $\simeq n^s$. And for each $s\ge 1$ we also construct finitely presented groups whose isodiametric function is $\simeq n^s$.