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Definition of a uniformly bounded dual of a group
The unitary dual of a group $G$ is the set of equivalence classes of irreducible unitary representations of $G$ with the Fell topology. (This topology is defined using convergence of positive definite ...
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Do compact universal covers have concentration of measure phenomenon?
$\DeclareMathOperator\vol{vol}\DeclareMathOperator\diam{diam}$I have a sequence of compact Riemannian manifolds $M_n$ with $\diam (M_n) \to 0$ and finite fundamental groups $\pi_1 (M_n)$ so that their ...
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Reference request: Name or use of this group of diffeomorphisms of the disc
Let $k \in \{0,\infty\}$, $G\subseteq \operatorname{Diff}^k(D^n)$ be the set of diffeomorphisms $\phi:D^n\to D^n$ of the closed $n$-disc $D^n$ (with its boundary) satisfying the following:
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\phi(S_r^...
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Mal'cev completions of finitely generated torsion-free nilpotent groups
There is some question from geometric group theory:
One wonders if the following conditions are equivalent for finitely generated torsion-free nilpotent groups $\Gamma$ and $\Lambda$:
$\Gamma$ and $\...
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Amenability of the group of outer automorphisms of a connected compact Lie group
Forgive my ignorance on the Lie theory. I have the following questions in my current work concerning a certain property of compact connected Lie groups.
First, allow me to fix some notations.
Let $G$ ...
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Relation of geometric and polyhedral convergence
By Proposition 3.10(i) of Jorgensen and Marden's 1990 Algebraic and geometric convergence of Kleinian groups, "[A] sequence $\{G_n\}$ of Kleinian groups converges geometrically to a Kleinian ...
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Decomposition about splitting of symmetric spaces of compact type
I get stuck in the following question:
Why does a locally symmetric space of compact type $M$ split locally irreducible components of dimension $\geq 2$ which are Einstein? In particular, why are all ...
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Estimate word-metric length in free nilpotent groups
I would like to estimate the length of a word in a free nilpotent group. As the first example, I would like to estimate the word metric in the Heisenberg group $H_3$. This is the group of upper ...
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Convergence of Fuchsian groups and existence of suitable homeomorphisms
Let $(\Gamma_n)_n$ ($\subset PSL(2,\mathbb{R})$) be a sequence of discrete groups, if we say that $(\Gamma_n)_n$ converges to a group $\Gamma$ this means that there exist isomorphisms $\tau_n:\Gamma\...
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Existence of loxodromic elements in certain subsets of $\text{PSL}_2(\mathbb C)$
Let $R$ be a subset of $\text{PSL}_2(\mathbb C)$ and consider its natural action on $\mathbb {CP}^1$. We say that $R$ is elementary if either $R$ is conjugated to a subset of $\text{SU(2)}$ or if ...
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Uniform sub-linearity of sub-additive functions on groups
Suppose $G$ is a finitely generated group and suppose $f: G \to \mathbb{R}$ is subadditive function, that is: $f(g_1\circ g_2) \leq f(g_1) + f(g_2)$. One example of such $f$ is the word length in some ...
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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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A quasi-isometric embedding of a convex cocompact subgroup
I am currently reading a paper where they state the following claim:
"For a convex cocompact representation $\rho: \Gamma \to G$, the existence of a cocompact invariant convex set $\mathcal{C}$ ...
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Examples of groups admitting a proper $1$-cocyle for a bounded representation
A representation $\pi: G \to B(H)$ of a group $G$ on a Hilbert space $H$ is called bounded iff $\sup_{g \in G} \| \pi(g) \|_{B(H)} = C < \infty$. A $1$-cocycle with respect to the representation $\...
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Quotient of Euclidean space with maximal volume growth
Let $\Gamma$ be a discrete subgroup of the isometry group of $\mathbb R^n$ and $O=\mathbb R^n/\Gamma$ is the orbifold.
If there exists a point $p \in O$ such that
$$
\lim_{r \to \infty}\frac{\text{...
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Rigidity of lower-dimensional lattices in Euclidean groups
Informal intro / motivation:
Suppose I have an infinite set of atoms arranged in a 2D periodic crystalline "sheet". By crystalline I simply mean that it is preserved by the action of integer ...
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Poincaré inequality for connected Lie groups
Let $G$ be a compactly generated second countable locally compact group, and let $\mu$ be a probability measure which is:
symmetric,
adapted (in the sense that there is no proper subgroup $H$ such ...
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Are lattices in the special real linear group subgroup seperable?
Let $G \leq SL_2(\mathbb{R})$ be a lattice, let $H \leq G$ be a finitely generated subgroup of infinite index, and let $n \in \mathbb{N}$. Must there be some $H \leq U \leq G$ such that $n \leq [G : U]...
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