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Minimal F{\o}lner foliations are amenable

Dynamical Systems 2011-07-07 v2 Functional Analysis

Abstract

For finitely generated groups, amenability and F{\o}lner properties are equivalent. However, contrary to a widespread idea, Kaimanovich showed that F{\o}lner condition does not imply amenability for discrete measured equivalence relations. In this paper, we exhibit two examples of CC^\infty foliations of closed manifolds that are F{\o}lner and non amenable with respect to a finite transverse invariant measure and a transverse invariant volume, respectively. We also prove the equivalence between the two notions when the foliation is minimal, that is all the leaves are dense, giving a positive answer to a question of Kaimanovich. The equivalence is stated with respect to transverse invarian measures or some tangentially smooth measures. The latter include harmonic measures, and in this case the F{\o}lner condition has to be replaced by η\eta-F{\o}lner (where the usual volume is modified by the modular form η\eta of the measure).

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@article{arxiv.1001.2793,
  title  = {Minimal F{\o}lner foliations are amenable},
  author = {Fernando Alcalde Cuesta and Ana Rechtman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.2793},
  year   = {2011}
}
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