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Main Authors: Dudko, Artem, Medynets, Constantine
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16885
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author Dudko, Artem
Medynets, Constantine
author_facet Dudko, Artem
Medynets, Constantine
contents Let $(X,T)$ be a Cantor minimal system, and let $Γ$ denote either its associated topological full group or the full group of a Bratteli diagram associated with $(X,T)$. In this paper we describe the structure of indecomposable (extreme) characters and the associated $\textrm{II}_1$-factor representations for the group $Γ$ and its commutator subgroup $Γ'$. In particular, we prove that: (1) for every nontrivial indecomposable character $χ$ of $Γ'$, there exists a finite collection (with repetitions allowed) $\{μ_i\}_{i\in I}$ of $T$-invariant ergodic measures on $X$ such that $χ(γ) = \prod_{i\in I} μ_i(Fix(γ))$, for every $γ\in Γ'$, where $Fix(γ) = \{x\in X : γx = x\}$; and (2) each indecomposable character of $Γ$ is the product of an indecomposable character of the form $\prod_{i\in I} μ_i(Fix(γ))$ and a homomorphism from $Γ$ into the unit circle. As a consequence, we show that any finite-type unitary representation of $Γ'$ that does not contain a regular subrepresentation is automatically continuous with respect to the uniform topology on $Γ'$. We also establish a general result on automatic continuity of finite-type unitary representations of infinite groups, which we use in our proofs.
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spellingShingle Characters and $II_1$-Factor Representations of Full Groups of Cantor Minimal Systems
Dudko, Artem
Medynets, Constantine
Group Theory
Primary 37B05, 22D25, 22C32, Secondary 46L36, 37A20, 37A05, 54H15
Let $(X,T)$ be a Cantor minimal system, and let $Γ$ denote either its associated topological full group or the full group of a Bratteli diagram associated with $(X,T)$. In this paper we describe the structure of indecomposable (extreme) characters and the associated $\textrm{II}_1$-factor representations for the group $Γ$ and its commutator subgroup $Γ'$. In particular, we prove that: (1) for every nontrivial indecomposable character $χ$ of $Γ'$, there exists a finite collection (with repetitions allowed) $\{μ_i\}_{i\in I}$ of $T$-invariant ergodic measures on $X$ such that $χ(γ) = \prod_{i\in I} μ_i(Fix(γ))$, for every $γ\in Γ'$, where $Fix(γ) = \{x\in X : γx = x\}$; and (2) each indecomposable character of $Γ$ is the product of an indecomposable character of the form $\prod_{i\in I} μ_i(Fix(γ))$ and a homomorphism from $Γ$ into the unit circle. As a consequence, we show that any finite-type unitary representation of $Γ'$ that does not contain a regular subrepresentation is automatically continuous with respect to the uniform topology on $Γ'$. We also establish a general result on automatic continuity of finite-type unitary representations of infinite groups, which we use in our proofs.
title Characters and $II_1$-Factor Representations of Full Groups of Cantor Minimal Systems
topic Group Theory
Primary 37B05, 22D25, 22C32, Secondary 46L36, 37A20, 37A05, 54H15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16885