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Commensurability classes of subgroups of a nilpotent group
Here is a question I stumbled upon in my research.
Question: Given a finitely generated nilpotent group $G$, do its subgroups fall into finitely many abstract commensurability classes?
Recall that two ...
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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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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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Is every countable discrete group a subgroup of a non discrete Lie group?
1)Let $G$ be a countable discrete group. Can $G$ be embbeded in a locally connected Lie group?
2)let $G$ be a countable discrete group with a prescribed generating set and corresponding word ...
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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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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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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
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\lim_{r \to \infty}\frac{\text{...
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"Dimension" of discrete subgroups of infinite covolume in Lie groups
Let $G$ be a semisimple Lie group with finite center, $K$ a maximal compact
subgroup, and $d=\dim(G/K)$. Let $\Gamma$ be a non-cocompact discrete subgroup of $G$. [Edit: assume that $\Gamma$ is ...
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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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The completion of the space of finite groups
Edit: I revise the question based on the comment conversations
Let $\mathcal{F}$ be the set of all equivalence classes of finite groups under the "Isomorphism" equivalence relation.
We define ...
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Growth function of locally compact groups
Every locally compact second countable group $G$ has a regular left-invariant measure $h$, the Haar measure. On the other hand the Birkhoff–Kakutani Theorem asserts that such groups also admit a ...
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Counterexamples to Margulis Normal subgroup theorem in rank 1
Margulis' normal subgroup theorem states that any normal subgroup of a higher rank irreducible lattice is either finite or of finite index.
What are the known counter-examples in rank $1$ ?
I am ...
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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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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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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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Suppose that $G$ is a subgroup of $GL_n(\mathbb C)$ with finite exponent. Then is $G$ a finite group? [closed]
As title. the exponent of $G$ is the least number $n$ (if exists) such that $g^n=e$ holds for all $g\in G$ or $+\infty$.
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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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How can I tell if a group is linear?
The basic question is in the title, but I am interested in both necessary and sufficient conditions.
I know the Tits' alternative and Malcev's result that finitely generated linear groups are ...
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Abstract Commensurator Group of $\mathbb{Z}^n$ $Comm(\mathbb{Z}^n)\cong GL(n,\mathbb{Q})$?
Hello! In a paper I read that $\mathrm{Comm}(\mathbb{Z}^n)\cong \mathrm{GL}(n,\mathbb{Q})$. Why is that true? How can I find an isomorphism of this groups?
I know that $\mathrm{Aut}(\mathbb{Z}^n)\...
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