Structure and regularity of group actions on one-manifolds

DOI10.1007/978-3-030-89006-3zbMATH Open1486.57001arXiv2106.15532OpenAlexW3176467405MaRDI QIDQ5159293FDOQ5159293

Sang-Hyun Kim, Thomas Koberda

Publication date: 26 October 2021

Published in: Springer Monographs in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this monograph, we give an account of the relationship between the algebraic structure of finitely generated and countable groups and the regularity with which they act on manifolds. We concentrate on the case of one--dimensional manifolds, culminating with a uniform construction of finitely generated groups acting with prescribed regularity on the compact interval and on the circle. We develop the theory of dynamical obstructions to smoothness, beginning with classical results of Denjoy, to more recent results of Kopell, and to modern results such as the $abt$--Lemma. We give a classification of the right-angled Artin groups that have finite critical regularity and discuss their exact critical regularities in many cases, and we compute the virtual critical regularity of most mapping class groups of orientable surfaces.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.15532

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zbMATH Keywords

diffeomorphism groupscircle actionscritical regularity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamics induced by group actions other than (mathbb{Z}) and (mathbb{R}), and (mathbb{C}) (37C85) Group actions on manifolds and cell complexes in low dimensions (57M60) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to group theory (20-02) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to manifolds and cell complexes (57-02) Special aspects of infinite or finite groups (20Fxx)

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