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A note on the singularity conjecture for infinite covolume discrete subgroups

Geometric Topology 2025-08-11 v1 Dynamical Systems Group Theory Probability

Abstract

We consider random walks on semisimple Lie groups where the support of the step distribution generates (as a group) a Zariski dense discrete subgroup of infinite covolume. When the semisimple Lie group has property (T), we show that the stationary measure on the Furstenberg boundary is singular to the Lebesgue measure class. This result does not require any condition on the moment or symmetry of the step distribution. When the semisimple Lie group has rank one and the step distribution has a finite first moment, we again show that the stationary measure on the Furstenberg boundary is singular to the Lebesgue measure class. For general semisimple Lie groups, we also obtain a sufficient condition for the singularity of the stationary measure and a general Patterson-Sullivan measure.

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@article{arxiv.2508.05756,
  title  = {A note on the singularity conjecture for infinite covolume discrete subgroups},
  author = {Dongryul M. Kim and Andrew Zimmer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.05756},
  year   = {2025}
}

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