Speed of random walks, isoperimetry and compression of finitely generated groups

We give a solution to the inverse problem (given a prescribed function, find a corresponding group) for large classes of speed, entropy, isoperimetric profile, return probability and L-p-compression functions of finitely generated groups. For smaller classes, we give solutions among solvable groups of exponential volume growth. As corollaries, we prove a recent conjecture of Amir on joint evaluation of speed and entropy exponents and we obtain a new proof of the existence of uncountably many pairwise non-quasi-isometric solvable groups, originally due to Cornulier and Tessera. We also obtain a formula relating the L-p-compression exponent of a group and its wreath product with the cyclic group for p in [1, 2].

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The study addresses the inverse problem of finite generated groups involving speed, entropy, isoperimetric profile, return probability, and L-p-compression functions. Additionally, it proves a recent conjecture related to joint evaluation of speed and entropy exponents and provides a new proof of the existence of uncountably many pairwise non-quasi-isometric solvable groups. Furthermore, a formula linking the L-p-compression exponent of a group and its wreath product with the cyclic group for p in [1, 2] is obtained.