Critical exponents of normal subgroups in higher rank

Abstract: We study the critical exponents of discrete subgroups of a higher rank semi-simple real linear Lie group

G

. Let us fix a Cartan subspace

m a t h f r a k a s u b s e t m a t h f r a k g

of the Lie algebra of

G

. We show that if

G a m m a < G

is a discrete group, and

G a m m a^{'} r i a n g l e l e f t G a m m a

is a Zariski dense normal subgroup, then the limit cones of

G a m m a

and

G a m m a^{'}

in

m a t h f r a k a

coincide. Moreover, for all linear form

p h i : m a t h f r a k a o m a t h b b R

positive on this limit cone, the critical exponents in the direction of

p h i

satisfy

d i s p l a y s t y l e d e l t a_{p} h i (G a m m a^{'}) g e q f r a c 12 d e l t a_{p} h i (G a m m a)

. Eventually, we show that if

is amenable, these critical exponents coincide.

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