scholarly journals Local rigidity and group cohomology I: Stowe's theorem for Banach manifolds

1999 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-295
Author(s):  
Victor Brunsden
Keyword(s):  
Vector Fields ◽  
Tangent Vector ◽  
Group Cohomology ◽  
Finitely Generated ◽  
Rigidity Result ◽  
Finitely Generated Group ◽  
Local Rigidity ◽  
Banach Manifolds ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Smooth Closed Manifold

Stowe's Theorem on the stability of the fixed points of a C2 action of a finitely generated group Γ is generalised to C1 actions of such groups on Banach manifolds. The result is then used to prove that if φ is a Cr action on a smooth, closed, manifold M satisfying H1(Γ, Dr−1(M)) = 0, then φ is locally rigid. Here, r ≥ 2 and Dk(M) is the space of Ck tangent vector fields on M. This generalises a local rigidity result of Weil for representations of a finitely generated group Γ in a Lie group.

Relation modules of infinite groups, II

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Evans
Keyword(s):  
Free Group ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Commutative Rings ◽  
Finitely Generated ◽  
Infinite Groups ◽  
Continuous Vector ◽  
Finitely Generated Group ◽  
Number Of Generators ◽  
Free Modules

AbstractLet F n denote the free group of rank n and d(G) the minimal number of generators of the finitely generated group G. Suppose that R ↪ F m ↠ G and S ↪ F m ↠ G are presentations of G and let $$\bar R$$ and $$\bar S$$ denote the associated relation modules of G. It is well known that $$\bar R \oplus (\mathbb{Z}G)^{d(G)} \cong \bar S \oplus (\mathbb{Z}G)^{d(G)}$$ even though it is quite possible that . However, to the best of the author’s knowledge no examples have appeared in the literature with the property that . Our purpose here is to exhibit, for each integer k ≥ 1, a group G that has presentations as above such that . Our approach depends on the existence of nonfree stably free modules over certain commutative rings and, in particular, on the existence of certain Hurwitz-Radon systems of matrices with integer entries discovered by Geramita and Pullman. This approach was motivated by results of Adams concerning the number of orthonormal (continuous) vector fields on spheres.

Acylindrical hyperbolicity, non-simplicity and SQ\hbox{-}universality of groups splitting over ℤ

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack O. Button
Keyword(s):  
Finitely Generated ◽  
Finitely Generated Group

AbstractWe show, using acylindrical hyperbolicity, that a finitely generated group splitting over

Local rigidity of Anosov higher-rank lattice actions

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 687-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
NANTIAN QIAN ◽  
CHENGBO YUE
Keyword(s):  
Abelian Group ◽  
Lyapunov Functional ◽  
Rigidity Result ◽  
Absolute Value ◽  
Local Rigidity ◽  
Higher Rank ◽  
Standard Action ◽  
Lattice Actions

Let $\rho_0$ be the standard action of a higher-rank lattice $\Gamma$ on a torus by automorphisms induced by a homomorphism $\pi_0:\Gamma\to SL(n,{\Bbb Z})$. Assume that there exists an abelian group ${\cal A}\subset \Gamma$ such that $\pi_0({\cal A})$ satisfies the following conditions: (1) ${\cal A}$ is ${\Bbb R}$-diagonalizable; (2) there exists an element $a\in {\cal A}$, such that none of its eigenvalues $\lambda_1,\dots,\lambda_n$ has unit absolute value, and for all $i,j,k=1,\dots,n$, $|\lambda_i\lambda_j|\neq|\lambda_k|$; (3) for each Lyapunov functional $\chi_i$, there exist finitely many elements $a_j\in {\cal A}$ such that $E_{\chi_i}=\cap_{j} E^u(a_j)$ (see \S1 for definitions). Then $\rho_0$ is locally rigid. This local rigidity result differs from earlier ones in that it does not require a certain one-dimensionality condition.

ALGEBRO-GEOMETRIC INVARIANTS OF GROUPS (THE DIMENSION SEQUENCE OF A REPRESENTATION VARIETY)

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (04) ◽  
pp. 595-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. LIRIANO ◽  
S. MAJEWICZ
Keyword(s):  
Algebraic Group ◽  
Free Group ◽  
Algebraic Variety ◽  
Commutator Subgroup ◽  
Finitely Generated ◽  
Finitely Generated Group ◽  
Geometric Invariants ◽  
Torus Knot ◽  
Irreducible Components ◽  
Irreducible Variety

If G is a finitely generated group and A is an algebraic group, then RA(G) = Hom (G, A) is an algebraic variety. Define the "dimension sequence" of G over A as Pd(RA(G)) = (Nd(RA(G)), …, N0(RA(G))), where Ni(RA(G)) is the number of irreducible components of RA(G) of dimension i (0 ≤ i ≤ d) and d = Dim (RA(G)). We use this invariant in the study of groups and deduce various results. For instance, we prove the following: Theorem A.Let w be a nontrivial word in the commutator subgroup ofFn = 〈x1, …, xn〉, and letG = 〈x1, …, xn; w = 1〉. IfRSL(2, ℂ)(G)is an irreducible variety andV-1 = {ρ | ρ ∈ RSL(2, ℂ)(Fn), ρ(w) = -I} ≠ ∅, thenPd(RSL(2, ℂ)(G)) ≠ Pd(RPSL(2, ℂ)(G)). Theorem B.Let w be a nontrivial word in the free group on{x1, …, xn}with even exponent sum on each generator and exponent sum not equal to zero on at least one generator. SupposeG = 〈x1, …, xn; w = 1〉. IfRSL(2, ℂ)(G)is an irreducible variety, thenPd(RSL(2, ℂ)(G)) ≠ Pd(RPSL(2, ℂ)(G)). We also show that if G = 〈x1, . ., xn, y; W = yp〉, where p ≥ 1 and W is a word in Fn = 〈x1, …, xn〉, and A = PSL(2, ℂ), then Dim (RA(G)) = Max {3n, Dim (RA(G′)) +2 } ≤ 3n + 1 for G′ = 〈x1, …, xn; W = 1〉. Another one of our results is that if G is a torus knot group with presentation 〈x, y; xp = yt〉 then Pd(RSL(2, ℂ)(G))≠Pd(RPSL(2, ℂ)(G)).

A finitely generated, infinitely related group with trivial multiplicator

1971 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilbert Baumslag
Keyword(s):  
Metabelian Group ◽  
Finitely Generated ◽  
Finitely Generated Group ◽  
Related Group ◽  
Finitely Related

We exhibit a 3-generator metabelian group which is not finitely related but has a trivial multiplicator.1. The purpose of this note is to establish the exitense of a finitely generated group which is not finitely related, but whose multiplecator is finitely generated. This settles negatively a question whichb has been open for a few years (it was first brought to my attention by Michel Kervaire and Joan Landman Dyer in 1964, but I believe it is somewhat older). The group is given in the follwing theorem.

Numerical upper bounds on growth of automaton groups

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Jérémie Brieussel ◽  
Thibault Godin ◽  
Bijan Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Group Theory ◽  
Upper Bounds ◽  
Geometric Invariant ◽  
Finitely Generated ◽  
Grigorchuk Group ◽  
Finitely Generated Group ◽  
Intermediate Growth ◽  
Mealy Automata ◽  
Optimal Bounds ◽  
Algorithmic Procedure

The growth of a finitely generated group is an important geometric invariant which has been studied for decades. It can be either polynomial, for a well-understood class of groups, or exponential, for most groups studied by geometers, or intermediate, that is between polynomial and exponential. Despite recent spectacular progresses, the class of groups with intermediate growth remains largely mysterious. Many examples of such groups are constructed using Mealy automata. The aim of this paper is to give an algorithmic procedure to study the growth of such automaton groups, and more precisely to provide numerical upper bounds on their exponents. Our functions retrieve known optimal bounds on the famous first Grigorchuk group. They also improve known upper bounds on other automaton groups and permitted us to discover several new examples of automaton groups of intermediate growth. All the algorithms described are implemented in GAP, a language dedicated to computational group theory.

The Generalized Cuspidal Cohomology Problem

2006 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anneke Bart ◽  
Kevin P. Scannell
Keyword(s):  
Tangent Vector ◽  
Group Cohomology ◽  
Natural Generalization ◽  
Finite Range ◽  
Totally Geodesic ◽  
First Order ◽  
Link Complement ◽  
Cuspidal Cohomology ◽  
Zero Group ◽  
Geodesic Surfaces

AbstractLet Γ ⊂ SO(3, 1) be a lattice. The well known bending deformations, introduced by Thurston and Apanasov, can be used to construct non-trivial curves of representations of Γ into SO(4, 1) when Γ\ℍ3 contains an embedded totally geodesic surface. A tangent vector to such a curve is given by a non-zero group cohomology class in H1(Γ, ℍ41). Our main result generalizes this construction of cohomology to the context of “branched” totally geodesic surfaces. We also consider a natural generalization of the famous cuspidal cohomology problem for the Bianchi groups (to coefficients in non-trivial representations), and perform calculations in a finite range. These calculations lead directly to an interesting example of a link complement in S3 which is not infinitesimally rigid in SO(4, 1). The first order deformations of this link complement are supported on a piecewise totally geodesic 2-complex.

scholarly journals Group Cohomology and Lp-Cohomology of Finitely Generated Groups

2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Puls
Keyword(s):  
Banach Space ◽  
Cohomology Group ◽  
Nilpotent Groups ◽  
Group Cohomology ◽  
Infinite Group ◽  
Finitely Generated ◽  
Finitely Generated Groups ◽  
Cohomology Space ◽  
First Cohomology Group

AbstractLet G be a finitely generated, infinite group, let p > 1, and let Lp(G) denote the Banach space . In this paper we will study the first cohomology group of G with coefficients in Lp(G), and the first reduced Lp-cohomology space of G. Most of our results will be for a class of groups that contains all finitely generated, infinite nilpotent groups.

scholarly journals Geometrical Formulation for Adjoint-Symmetries of Partial Differential Equations

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1547
Author(s):  
Stephen C. Anco ◽  
Bao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Vector Fields ◽  
Evolution Equations ◽  
Applied Mathematics ◽  
Tangent Vector ◽  
Solution Space ◽  
Partial Differential ◽  
Geometrical Meaning ◽  
Geometrical Formulation

A geometrical formulation for adjoint-symmetries as one-forms is studied for general partial differential equations (PDEs), which provides a dual counterpart of the geometrical meaning of symmetries as tangent vector fields on the solution space of a PDE. Two applications of this formulation are presented. Additionally, for systems of evolution equations, adjoint-symmetries are shown to have another geometrical formulation given by one-forms that are invariant under the flow generated by the system on the solution space. This result is generalized to systems of evolution equations with spatial constraints, where adjoint-symmetry one-forms are shown to be invariant up to a functional multiplier of a normal one-form associated with the constraint equations. All of the results are applicable to the PDE systems of interest in applied mathematics and mathematical physics.

On the existence of ergodic automorphisms in ergodic ℤd-actions on compact groups

2009 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 1803-1816 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. E. RAJA
Keyword(s):  
London Math ◽  
Abelian Groups ◽  
Chain Condition ◽  
Compact Groups ◽  
Finitely Generated ◽  
Finitely Generated Group ◽  
Metrizable Group ◽  
Compact Abelian Groups ◽  
Descending Chain Condition

AbstractLet K be a compact metrizable group and Γ be a finitely generated group of commuting automorphisms of K. We show that ergodicity of Γ implies Γ contains ergodic automorphisms if center of the action, Z(Γ)={α∈Aut(K)∣α commutes with elements of Γ} has descending chain condition. To explain that the condition on the center of the action is not restrictive, we discuss certain abelian groups which, in particular, provide new proofs to the theorems of Berend [Ergodic semigroups of epimorphisms. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc.289(1) (1985), 393–407] and Schmidt [Automorphisms of compact abelian groups and affine varieties. Proc. London Math. Soc. (3) 61 (1990), 480–496].

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