Expansion in \(\text{SL}_d(\mathbb Z/q\mathbb Z)\), \(q\) arbitrary. (Q421012)

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    Expansion in \(\text{SL}_d(\mathbb Z/q\mathbb Z)\), \(q\) arbitrary.
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6037975

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      Expansion in \(\text{SL}_d(\mathbb Z/q\mathbb Z)\), \(q\) arbitrary. (English)
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      23 May 2012
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      Let \(S\) be a fixed finite symmetric subset of \(\text{SL}_d(\mathbb Z)\) that generates a Zariski-dense subgroup \(G\). In the current paper it is shown that the Cayley graphs of \(\pi_q(G)\) with respect to the generating set \(\pi_q(S)\) form a family of expanders, where \(\pi_q\) denotes the projection map from \(\mathbb Z\) onto \(\mathbb Z/q\mathbb Z\).
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      Cayley graphs
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      Zariski-dense subgroups
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      expander families
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      generating sets
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      special linear groups
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      expansions
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