Presentations of topological full groups by generators and relations (Q1702688): Difference between revisions

Let \((\Omega,T)\) be a minimal subshift over a finite alphabet: \(\Omega\) is a closed subset of \(X^{\mathbb Z}\) for a finite alphabet \(X\), invariant under the shift map \(T\), and minimal under these conditions. The associated \textit{topological full group} is the group of self-homeomorphisms of \(\Omega\) that are piecewise powers of \(T\). It is a countable group, and the authors give a presentation of it by generators and relations. Under a technical restriction which can easily be accommodated with, the derived subgroup \(G'_{\Omega,T}\) of the topological full group is presented as follows: Let \(L(\Omega)=\{w\in X^* \text{ occurring in some element of } \Omega\}\) be the language of \(\Omega\); then \(G'_{\Omega,T}\) is generated by all elements \(x_{w,k}\) with \(w\in L(\Omega)\) and \(k\in\mathbb Z\), and is presented by an explicit and systematic list of relations that the \(x_{w,k}\) satisfy; in particular, if \(L(\Omega)\) is recursive, then their presentation is recursive. Recall the ``cylinder sets'' \((w,k)=\{\omega\in\Omega: \omega_{-k}\cdots\omega_{|w|-1-k}=w\}\) generating the topology of \(\Omega\); then the technical restrictions impose that the cylinders \((w,k)\), \((w,k+1)\) and \((w,k+2)\) are disjoint, and \(x_{w,k}\) acts by permuting them cyclically. Note that \textit{H. Matui} showed in [Int. J. Math. 17, No. 2, 231--251 (2006; Zbl 1109.37008)] that (under the same technical assumptions) \(G'_{\Omega,T}\) is generated by the finite set \(\{x_{w,1}:|w|=3\}\), and noted that it is not finitely presented.