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Radial isoperimetry and absence of harmonic functions with $\ell^p$-gradient

Group Theory 2025-09-30 v1

Abstract

In this paper we show that groups for which the probability of return of a random walk is bounded below by K1exp(K2nc)K_1 exp(-K_2n^c) have no non-constant harmonic functions with gradient in p\ell^p. The proof relies on results from p\ell^p-cohomology, a form of radial isoperimetry, transport patterns and revisiting some results of F{\o}lner.

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@article{arxiv.2509.22731,
  title  = {Radial isoperimetry and absence of harmonic functions with $\ell^p$-gradient},
  author = {Antoine Gournay},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.22731},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

18 pages, extends results from a older version of arXiv:2206.13275