English

Generic torsion-free groups and Rubin actions

Group Theory 2025-12-03 v2 Geometric Topology Logic

Abstract

We use model theoretic forcing to prove that a generic countable torsion-free group does not admit any nontrivial locally moving action on a Hausdorff topological space, and yet admits a rich Rubin poset.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2503.11772,
  title  = {Generic torsion-free groups and Rubin actions},
  author = {Thomas Koberda and Yash Lodha},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.11772},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

12 pages, to appear in Annals of Pure and Applied Logic

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