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Relatively geometric actions of K\"ahler groups on CAT(0) cube complexes

Group Theory 2024-12-18 v3 Complex Variables Geometric Topology

Abstract

We prove that for n2n\geq 2, a non-uniform lattice in PU(n,1)\text{PU}(n,1) does not admit a relatively geometric action on a CAT(0)\mathrm{CAT}(0) cube complex, in the sense of Einstein and Groves. As a consequence, if Γ\Gamma is a non-uniform lattice in a non-compact semisimple Lie group GG without compact factors that admits a relatively geometric action on a CAT(0)\mathrm{CAT}(0) cube complex, then GG is commensurable with SO(n,1)\text{SO}(n,1). We also prove that if a K\"ahler group is hyperbolic relative to residually finite parabolic subgroups, and acts relatively geometrically on a CAT(0)\mathrm{CAT}(0) cube complex, then it is virtually a surface group.

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@article{arxiv.2210.12850,
  title  = {Relatively geometric actions of K\"ahler groups on CAT(0) cube complexes},
  author = {Corey Bregman and Daniel Groves and Kejia Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.12850},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

10 pages, 1 figure. This is a substantial enhancement of the previous version. In particular, Theorem 1.3 concerning relatively geometric actions of K\"ahler groups on CAT(0) cube complexes is completely new. Theorem 1.3 is then used to give a different proof of Theorem 1.1 than is found in the previous version