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Proof of Zimmer's cocycle super-rigidity theorem

I was reading the proof of Zimmer's cocycle super-rigidity theorem from the book 'Ergodic theory and semi-simple groups' by Robert Zimmer (Theorem 5.2.5, page 98). But I am not able to understand it. ...
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About Lie group $G$ has this escape property?

Every Lie group $G$ has the following escape property: For every $x \ne e$ in a sufficiently small neighborhood $U$ of the identity $e$ in $G$, there is a integer $n$ such that $x^n$ is not in $U$. ...
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Has dynamics on $G/\Gamma$ ever been used to prove interesting things about $\Gamma$?

Fix a Lie group $G$ and a discrete subgroup $\Gamma \subset G$. Homogeneous dynamics is about studying the actions of subgroups $H \subset G$ on the quotient $G/\Gamma$. Does anyone know of an ...
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Divisible orientation preserving diffeomorphism which is time-$1$ map of no smooth flow

Is there an orientation preserving smooth diffeomorphism $f$ on a compact manifold $M$ such that for every $n\in \mathbb{N}$, there is a smooth diffeomorphism $g:M \to M$, as $n$th root of ...
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Complexification or 'real'ization of Mapping Class group.

So is there a complexification or 'real'ization of the mapping class group or can it be realised as a lattice in some lie group. like $PSL(2, \mathbb Z)$ in $PSL(2, \mathbb R)$. for g=1 this certainly ...
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Codistal subgroups of locally compact groups

Let $G$ be a topological group and let $H$ be a closed subgroup of $G$. Say $H$ is codistal in $G$ if the translation action of $G$ on the coset space $G/H$ is distal (meaning that no non-diagonal ...
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