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Real-analytic, volume-preserving actions of lattices on 4-manifolds

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1 Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We prove that any real-analytic, volume-preserving action of a lattice Γ\Gamma in a simple Lie group with \Qrank(Γ)7\Qrank(\Gamma)\geq 7 on a closed 4-manifold of nonzero Euler characteristic factors through a finite group action.

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@article{arxiv.math/0201165,
  title  = {Real-analytic, volume-preserving actions of lattices on 4-manifolds},
  author = {Benson Farb and Peter Shalen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0201165},
  year   = {2007}
}

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5 pages