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The congruence subgroup property for $S$-arithmetic subgroups of simple algebraic groups when $S$ has positive Dirichlet density

Number Theory 2026-03-31 v1

Abstract

Let GG be an absolutely almost simple simply connected algebraic group defined over a number field KK, and let M/KM/K be the minimal Galois extension over which GG becomes an inner form of a split group. Assume that GG satisfies the Margulis-Platonov conjecture over KK. We prove that if SS is a set of valuations of KK that contains all archimedean ones but does not contain any nonarchimedean valuations vv for which GG is anisotropic over the completion KvK_v such that its intersection SSpl(M/K)S \cap \mathrm{Spl}(M/K) with the set Spl(M/K)\mathrm{Spl}(M/K) of nonarchimedean valuations of KK that split completely in MM has positive Dirichlet density, then the congruence kernel CS(G)C^S(G) is trivial. This result provides additional evidence for Serre's Congruence Subgroup Conjecture. The proof does not involve any case-by-case considerations and relies on previous results concerning the congruence kernel and recent results on almost strong approximation.

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@article{arxiv.2603.27472,
  title  = {The congruence subgroup property for $S$-arithmetic subgroups of simple algebraic groups when $S$ has positive Dirichlet density},
  author = {Andrei S. Rapinchuk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.27472},
  year   = {2026}
}