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Non-amenable products are not treeable

Probability 2007-05-23 v1 Geometric Topology

Abstract

Let X and Y be infinite graphs, such that the automorphism group of X is nonamenable, and the automorphism group of Y has an infinite orbit. We prove that there is no automorphism-invariant measure on the set of spanning trees in the direct product X times Y. This implies that the minimal spanning forest corresponding to i.i.d. edge-weights in such a product, has infinitely many connected components almost surely.

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@article{arxiv.math/0404096,
  title  = {Non-amenable products are not treeable},
  author = {Robin Pemantle and Yuval Peres},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0404096},
  year   = {2007}
}

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