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Strong rigidity of generalized Bernoulli actions and computations of their symmetry groups

Operator Algebras 2008-04-04 v2 Group Theory

Abstract

We study equivalence relations and II_1 factors associated with (quotients of) generalized Bernoulli actions of Kazhdan groups. Specific families of these actions are entirely classified up to isomorphism of II_1 factors. This yields explicit computations of outer automorphism and fundamental groups. In particular, every finitely presented group is concretely realized as the outer automorphism group of a continuous family of non stably isomorphic II_1 factors.

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@article{arxiv.math/0605456,
  title  = {Strong rigidity of generalized Bernoulli actions and computations of their symmetry groups},
  author = {Sorin Popa and Stefaan Vaes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0605456},
  year   = {2008}
}

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