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Kazhdan groups have cost 1

Group Theory 2020-04-10 v2 Dynamical Systems Probability

Abstract

We prove that every countably infinite group with Kazhdan's property (T) has cost 1, answering a well-known question of Gaboriau. It remains open if they have fixed price 1.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1810.11015,
  title  = {Kazhdan groups have cost 1},
  author = {Tom Hutchcroft and Gábor Pete},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.11015},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

16 pages, 2 figures. V2: Minor revisions. Added additional remarks and simulations. Accepted version, to appear in Invent. Math

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