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Can lattices in SL(n,R) act on the circle?

Representation Theory 2009-02-04 v3 Group Theory

Abstract

This expository paper describes the various methods that have yielded partial results on the conjecture that if n > 2, then no lattice in SL(n,R) has a faithful action on the circle (by homeomorphisms). Topics include amenability, Kazhdan's property (T), bounded cohomology, bounded generation, and the Reeb-Thurston Stability Theorem.

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@article{arxiv.0811.0051,
  title  = {Can lattices in SL(n,R) act on the circle?},
  author = {Dave Witte Morris},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0811.0051},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

This version corrects an error in the proof of the Moore Ergodicity Theorem