On finite simple groups acting on homology spheres with small fixed point sets

DOI10.1007/S40590-014-0027-5zbMATH Open1311.57048arXiv1405.7220OpenAlexW2007400228MaRDI QIDQ485096FDOQ485096

Authors: Bruno Zimmermann 

Publication date: 9 January 2015

Published in: Boletín de la Sociedad Matemática Mexicana. Third Series (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A finite nonabelian simple group does not admit a free action on a homology sphere, and the only finite simple group which acts on a homology sphere with at most 0-dimensional fixed point sets ("pseudofree action") is the alternating group A_5 acting on the 2-sphere. Our first main theorem is the finiteness result that there are only finitely many finite simple groups which admit a smooth action on a homology sphere with at most d-dimensional fixed points sets, for a fixed d. We then go on proving that the finite simple groups acting on a homology sphere with at most 1-dimensional fixed point sets are the alternating group A_5 in dimensions 2, 3 and 5, the linear fractional group PSL_2(7) in dimension 5, and possibly the unitary group PSU_3(3) in dimension 5 (we conjecture that it does not admit any action on a homology 5-sphere but cannot exclude it at present). Finally, we discuss the situation for arbitrary finite groups which admit an action on a homology 3-sphere.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.7220

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zbMATH Keywords

fixed point setfinite simple groupsmooth action

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Group actions on manifolds and cell complexes in low dimensions (57M60) Finite transformation groups (57S17) Groups acting on specific manifolds (57S25)

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