Zariski dense subgroups of arithmetic groups (Q1822627)

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Zariski dense subgroups of arithmetic groups
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    Zariski dense subgroups of arithmetic groups (English)
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    1987
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    The author, motivated by \textit{G. A. Margulis} and \textit{G. A. Sojfer} [ibid. 69, 1-23, (1981; Zbl 0457.20046)], shows the existence of Zariski- dense subgroups in arithmetic groups which virtually contain some unipotent subgroups and are of infinite index. On the other hand, he proves that for some other unipotent subgroups, every Zariski-dense subgroup containing them must be of finite index. The last type of results (which are too technical to quote here) are very interesting as they give a sufficient condition for some elements to generate a finite index subgroup. For example, the author deduces that if \(n\geq 3\) and \(SL_ 3\subseteq SL_ n\) is the standard inclusion, then any Zariski- dense subgroup of \(SL_ n({\mathbb{Z}})\) which virtually contains \(SL_ 3({\mathbb{Z}})\) is of finite index in \(SL_ n({\mathbb{Z}})\).
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    Zariski-dense subgroups
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    arithmetic groups
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    unipotent subgroups
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    infinite index
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    finite index subgroup
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