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Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety over the complex numbers with trivial canonical bundle. Suppose that $X$ is Calabi-Yau.

Is the automorphism group of $X$ an arithmetic group?

What if $X$ is a K3 surface?

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  • $\begingroup$ pub.math.leidenuniv.nl/~luijkrmvan/K3Banff/abstracts.html $\endgroup$
    – user21574
    Commented Feb 16, 2016 at 14:21
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    $\begingroup$ I don't understand what information the previous comment is providing. But anyway, the answer for $K3$ surfaces is no. A counterexample, where the group is not even commensurable with an arithmetic group, was given by Totaro in Example 6.3 of this paper: math.ucla.edu/~totaro/papers/public_html/algebraic.pdf $\endgroup$
    – Lazzaro Campeotti
    Commented Feb 16, 2016 at 14:41
  • $\begingroup$ @potentiallydense Many thanks for your comment. That answers my question. Could you post your comment as an answer? $\endgroup$
    – Christian
    Commented Feb 16, 2016 at 15:05

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The answer for $K3$ surfaces is no. A counterexample, where the group is not even commensurable with an arithmetic group, was given by Totaro in Example 6.3 of this paper.

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