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Let $G$ be an infinite residually finite group. We show that for every minimal equicontinuous Cantor system $(Z,G)$ with a free orbit, and for every minimal extension $(Y,G)$ of $(Z,G)$, there exist a minimal almost 1-1 extension $(X,G)$ of…

The Hilbert-Smith conjecture states, for any connected topological manifold $M$, any locally compact subgroup of $\mathrm{Homeo}(M)$ is a Lie group. We generalize basic results of Segal-Kosniowski-tomDieck (2.6), James-Segal (2.12), G…

In this study, we introduce the notion of $PL_\delta$-homeomorphisms of $\mathbb{R}^n$. Furthermore, we provide a combinatorial criterion reliant on the vertices and edges of simplicial structures, to determine whether a piecewise-linear…

We establish the following uniformization result for metric spaces $X$ of finite Hausdorff 2-measure. If $X$ is homeomorphic to a smooth 2-manifold $M$ with non-empty boundary, then we show that $X$ admits a quasiconformal almost…

We systematically study noncommutative and nonassociative algebras A and their bimodules as algebras and bimodules internal to the representation category of a quasitriangular quasi-Hopf algebra. We enlarge the morphisms of the monoidal…

In this paper we introduce a general notion of weak extension property for embeddings induced by a group actions. As an example, for the group H(M, m) of measure-preserving homeomorphisms of a noncompact manifold M, we deduce weak type…

The zeros of semi-orthogonal functions with respect to a probability measure mu supported on the unit circle can be applied to obtain Szego quadrature formulas. The discrete measures generated by these formulas weakly converge to the…

We construct a general cohomological induction isomorphism from a uniform measure equivalence of locally compact, second countable, unimodular groups which, as a special case, yields that the graded cohomology rings of quasi-isometric,…

In this paper, we give two elementary constructions of homogeneous quasi-morphisms defined on the group of Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms of certain closed connected symplectic manifolds (or on its universal cover). The first quasi-morphism,…

We classify insulators by generalized symmetries that combine space-time transformations with quasimomentum translations. Our group-cohomological classification generalizes the nonsymmorphic space groups, which extend point groups by…

We introduce a notion of quasimorphism between two arbitrary groups, generalizing the classical notion of Ulam. We then define and study the category of homogeneous quasigroups, whose objects are groups and whose morphisms are equivalence…

We introduce a pseudo-metric on the contactomorphism group of any contact manifold $(M,\xi)$ with a cooriented contact structure $\xi$. It is the contact analogue of a corresponding semi-norm in Hofer's geometry, and on certain classes of…

Let $M^2_{g,k}$ and $M^2_{g',k'}$ be compact Riemann surfaces with punctures ($g,g'\ge 0$ - genuses, $k,k'\ge 1$ - number of punctures). For any Hausdorff space $X$ the quotient space $\mathrm{Sym}^nX := X^n/S_n$ is the $n$-th symmetric…

We show that the group of all pl-homeomorphisms of the reals having bounded slopes surjects on the group $QI({\Bbb R})$ of all quasi-isometries of ${\Bbb R}$. We prove that the following groups can be imbedded in $QI({\Bbb R})$: The group…

We establish periodic quasiconformal extension theorems for periodic orientation-preserving quasisymmetric self homeomorphisms of quasicircles or quasi-round carpets. As applications, we prove that, if $f$ is a periodic…

We show how to construct measures on Banach manifolds associated to supersymmetric quantum field theories. These measures are mathematically well-defined objects inspired by the formal path integrals appearing in the physics literature on…

Two groups are virtually isomorphic if they can be obtained one from the other via a finite number of steps, where each step consists in taking a finite extension or a finite index subgroup (or viceversa). Virtually isomorphic groups are…

Pseudocycles are geometric representatives for integral homology classes on smooth manifolds that have proved useful in particular for defining gauge-theoretic invariants. The Borel-Moore homology is often a more natural object to work with…

We show that certain groups of diffeomorphisms and PL-homeomorphisms embed in the group of all quasi-isometries of the Euclidean spaces.

We investigate the conditions under which the space of bounded harmonic functions of a probability measure $\mu$ on a group $G$ is contained in that of another measure $\theta$. We establish that asymptotic commutativity, defined by the…