Simple totally disconnected locally compact groups separated by finiteness properties

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Main Authors: Bonn, Laura, Giersbach, Sebastian
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author Bonn, Laura
Giersbach, Sebastian
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Giersbach, Sebastian
contents We construct a sequence of simple non-discrete totally disconnected locally compact (tdlc) groups separated by finiteness properties; that is, for every positive integer $n$ there exists a simple non-discrete tdlc group that is of type $F_{n-1}$ but not of type $F_n$. This generalizes a result for discrete groups of Skipper--Witzel--Zaremsky. Furthermore, we construct a simple non-discrete tdlc group that is of type $FP_2$ over $\mathbb{Z}$ but not compactly presented. Our examples arise as Smith universal groups $\mathcal{U}(M, N)$ associated to permutation groups $M$ and $N$. We generalize a theorem of Haglund--Wise to tdlc groups and show that under mild conditions on $M$ and $N$ the finiteness properties of $\mathcal{U}(M, N)$ reflect those of its local actions $M$ and $N$.
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spellingShingle Simple totally disconnected locally compact groups separated by finiteness properties
Bonn, Laura
Giersbach, Sebastian
Group Theory
22D05 (Primary) 20E06, 20E08, 20E32, 20F05, 20F65 (Secondary)
We construct a sequence of simple non-discrete totally disconnected locally compact (tdlc) groups separated by finiteness properties; that is, for every positive integer $n$ there exists a simple non-discrete tdlc group that is of type $F_{n-1}$ but not of type $F_n$. This generalizes a result for discrete groups of Skipper--Witzel--Zaremsky. Furthermore, we construct a simple non-discrete tdlc group that is of type $FP_2$ over $\mathbb{Z}$ but not compactly presented. Our examples arise as Smith universal groups $\mathcal{U}(M, N)$ associated to permutation groups $M$ and $N$. We generalize a theorem of Haglund--Wise to tdlc groups and show that under mild conditions on $M$ and $N$ the finiteness properties of $\mathcal{U}(M, N)$ reflect those of its local actions $M$ and $N$.
title Simple totally disconnected locally compact groups separated by finiteness properties
topic Group Theory
22D05 (Primary) 20E06, 20E08, 20E32, 20F05, 20F65 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.05101