On dissociated infinite permutation groups

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Main Authors: Barritault, Rémi, Jahel, Colin, Joseph, Matthieu
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Published: 2025
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author Barritault, Rémi
Jahel, Colin
Joseph, Matthieu
author_facet Barritault, Rémi
Jahel, Colin
Joseph, Matthieu
contents The goal of this paper is threefold. First, we describe the notion of dissociation for closed subgroups of the group of permutations on a countably infinite set and explain its numerous consequences on unitary representations (classification of unitary representations, Property (T), the Howe-Moore property, etc.) and on ergodic actions (non-existence of type III non-singular actions, Stabilizer rigidity, etc.). Some of the results presented here are new, others were proved in different contexts (notably some results of Tsankov). Second, we introduce a new method to prove dissociation. It is based on a reinforcement of the classical notion of strong amalgamation, where we allow to amalgamate over countable sets. Third, we apply this technique of amalgamation to provide new examples of dissociated closed permutation groups, including isometry groups of some countable metrically homogeneous spaces, automorphism groups of diversities, and more.
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spellingShingle On dissociated infinite permutation groups
Barritault, Rémi
Jahel, Colin
Joseph, Matthieu
Group Theory
Dynamical Systems
Logic
Representation Theory
Primary: 22A25, 22F50. Secondary: 37A15, 60G09
The goal of this paper is threefold. First, we describe the notion of dissociation for closed subgroups of the group of permutations on a countably infinite set and explain its numerous consequences on unitary representations (classification of unitary representations, Property (T), the Howe-Moore property, etc.) and on ergodic actions (non-existence of type III non-singular actions, Stabilizer rigidity, etc.). Some of the results presented here are new, others were proved in different contexts (notably some results of Tsankov). Second, we introduce a new method to prove dissociation. It is based on a reinforcement of the classical notion of strong amalgamation, where we allow to amalgamate over countable sets. Third, we apply this technique of amalgamation to provide new examples of dissociated closed permutation groups, including isometry groups of some countable metrically homogeneous spaces, automorphism groups of diversities, and more.
title On dissociated infinite permutation groups
topic Group Theory
Dynamical Systems
Logic
Representation Theory
Primary: 22A25, 22F50. Secondary: 37A15, 60G09
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.14057