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The $\Sigma$-invariants of $S$-arithmetic subgroups of Borel groups

Group Theory 2022-03-22 v1

Abstract

Given a Chevalley group G\mathcal{G} of classical type and a Borel subgroup BG\mathcal{B} \subseteq \mathcal{G}, we compute the Σ\Sigma-invariants of the SS-arithmetic groups B(Z[1/N])\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{Z}[1/N]), where NN is a product of large enough primes. To this end, we let B(Z[1/N])\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{Z}[1/N]) act on a Euclidean building XX that is given by the product of Bruhat--Tits buildings XpX_p associated to G\mathcal{G}, where pp runs over the primes dividing NN. In the course of the proof we introduce necessary and sufficient conditions for convex functions on \mboxCAT(0)\mbox{CAT(0)}-spaces to be continuous. We apply these conditions to associate to each simplex at infinity τX\tau \subset \partial_{\infty} X its so-called parabolic building XτX^{\tau}, which we study from a geometric point of view. Moreover, we introduce new techniques in combinatorial Morse theory, which enable us to take advantage of the concept of essential nn-connectivity rather than actual nn-connectivity. Most of our building theoretic results are proven in the general framework of spherical and Euclidean buildings. For example, we prove that the complex opposite each chamber in a spherical building Δ\Delta contains an apartment, provided Δ\Delta is thick enough and \mboxAut(Δ)\mbox{Aut}(\Delta) acts chamber transitively on Δ\Delta.

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@article{arxiv.2203.10132,
  title  = {The $\Sigma$-invariants of $S$-arithmetic subgroups of Borel groups},
  author = {Eduard Schesler},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.10132},
  year   = {2022}
}

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