The covolume of discrete subgroups of \(\mathrm{Iso}(\mathbb H^{2m})\) (Q1025486)

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    The covolume of discrete subgroups of \(\mathrm{Iso}(\mathbb H^{2m})\)
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5566695

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      The covolume of discrete subgroups of \(\mathrm{Iso}(\mathbb H^{2m})\) (English)
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      19 June 2009
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      Let \(\Gamma\) be a finitely presented discrete group of isometries of an even dimensional spherical or hyperbolic space \(X\). The main result of the paper is a formula for the covolume of \(\Gamma\) which is obtained by combining the Schläfli reduction formula and Poincaré formula with a combinatorial cycle condition for a fundamental polytope \(P\) of \(\Gamma\) in \(X\). It allows to compute the covolume of \(\Gamma\) knowing the structure of \(P\). Some applications to hyperbolic Coxeter groups are considered.
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      covolume
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      fundamental polytope
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