Distal higher rank lattice actions on surfaces

2020/01/05 by Enhui Shi, Shi, Enhui · 1 citation
Mathematics · #37B05 #Advanced Algebra and Geometry #Dynamical Systems (math.DS) #FOS: Mathematics #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Mathematical Dynamics and Fractals #math.DS #msc:37B05

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2001.01183

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Abstract

Let Γ be a lattice in \rm SL(n, \mathbb R) with n≥ 3 and \mathcal S be a closed surface. Then Γ has no distal minimal action on \mathcal S.

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