The structure of arbitrary Conze-Lesigne systems

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Main Authors: Jamneshan, Asgar, Shalom, Or, Tao, Terence
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author Jamneshan, Asgar
Shalom, Or
Tao, Terence
author_facet Jamneshan, Asgar
Shalom, Or
Tao, Terence
contents Let $Γ$ be a countable abelian group. An (abstract) $Γ$-system $\mathrm{X}$ - that is, an (abstract) probability space equipped with an (abstract) probability-preserving action of $Γ$ - is said to be a Conze-Lesigne system if it is equal to its second Host-Kra-Ziegler factor $\mathrm{Z}^2(\mathrm{X})$. The main result of this paper is a structural description of such Conze-Lesigne systems for arbitrary countable abelian $Γ$, namely that they are the inverse limit of translational systems $G_n/Λ_n$ arising from locally compact nilpotent groups $G_n$ of nilpotency class $2$, quotiented by a lattice $Λ_n$. Results of this type were previously known when $Γ$ was finitely generated, or the product of cyclic groups of prime order. In a companion paper, two of us will apply this structure theorem to obtain an inverse theorem for the Gowers $U^3(G)$ norm for arbitrary finite abelian groups $G$.
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spellingShingle The structure of arbitrary Conze-Lesigne systems
Jamneshan, Asgar
Shalom, Or
Tao, Terence
Dynamical Systems
37A35
Let $Γ$ be a countable abelian group. An (abstract) $Γ$-system $\mathrm{X}$ - that is, an (abstract) probability space equipped with an (abstract) probability-preserving action of $Γ$ - is said to be a Conze-Lesigne system if it is equal to its second Host-Kra-Ziegler factor $\mathrm{Z}^2(\mathrm{X})$. The main result of this paper is a structural description of such Conze-Lesigne systems for arbitrary countable abelian $Γ$, namely that they are the inverse limit of translational systems $G_n/Λ_n$ arising from locally compact nilpotent groups $G_n$ of nilpotency class $2$, quotiented by a lattice $Λ_n$. Results of this type were previously known when $Γ$ was finitely generated, or the product of cyclic groups of prime order. In a companion paper, two of us will apply this structure theorem to obtain an inverse theorem for the Gowers $U^3(G)$ norm for arbitrary finite abelian groups $G$.
title The structure of arbitrary Conze-Lesigne systems
topic Dynamical Systems
37A35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.02056