Compact Clifford-Klein forms of symmetric spaces -- revisited (Q2471538)

The existence problem of a compact quotient of a symmetric space by a properly discontinuous group with emphasis on the non-Riemannian case is studied. So, recent progress concerning the problem of the existence of compact Clifford-Klein forms in a symmetric space is discussed. In the first half of the paper the general machinery to study discontinuous groups for a homogeneous space is discussed. A most update and complete list of symmetric spaces with/without compact quotients is also presented. As applications of the general theory, in the second half the authors prove the existence of: (i) a 15-dimensional compact pseudo-Riemannian manifold of signature (7,8) with constant curvature; (ii) a compact quotient of the complex sphere of dimensions 1, 3 and 7; and (iii) a compact quotient of the tangential space form of signature \((p,q)\) if and only if \(p\) is smaller than the Hurwitz-Radon number of \(q\).