Exotic proper actions on homogeneous spaces via convex cocompact representations

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Main Authors: Bochenski, Maciej, Morita, Yosuke
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author Bochenski, Maciej
Morita, Yosuke
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Morita, Yosuke
contents We construct a series of homogeneous spaces G/H of reductive type which admit proper actions of discrete subgroups of G isomorphic to cocompact lattices of O(n,1) (n=2,3,4) but do not admit proper actions of non-compact semisimple subgroups of G. The existence of such homogeneous spaces was previously not known even for n=2. Our construction of proper actions of discrete subgroups is based on Guéritaud-Kassel's work on convex cocompact subgroups of O(n,1) and Danciger-Guéritaud-Kassel's work on right-angled Coxeter groups. On the other hand, the non-existence of proper actions of non-compact semisimple subgroups is proved by the theory of nilpotent orbits and elementary combinatorics.
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spellingShingle Exotic proper actions on homogeneous spaces via convex cocompact representations
Bochenski, Maciej
Morita, Yosuke
Group Theory
Geometric Topology
Representation Theory
Primary 57S30, Secondary 17B08, 20H10, 22E40, 22F30
We construct a series of homogeneous spaces G/H of reductive type which admit proper actions of discrete subgroups of G isomorphic to cocompact lattices of O(n,1) (n=2,3,4) but do not admit proper actions of non-compact semisimple subgroups of G. The existence of such homogeneous spaces was previously not known even for n=2. Our construction of proper actions of discrete subgroups is based on Guéritaud-Kassel's work on convex cocompact subgroups of O(n,1) and Danciger-Guéritaud-Kassel's work on right-angled Coxeter groups. On the other hand, the non-existence of proper actions of non-compact semisimple subgroups is proved by the theory of nilpotent orbits and elementary combinatorics.
title Exotic proper actions on homogeneous spaces via convex cocompact representations
topic Group Theory
Geometric Topology
Representation Theory
Primary 57S30, Secondary 17B08, 20H10, 22E40, 22F30
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.14274