Lie groups in the symmetric group: reducing Ulam's problem to the simple case

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2023.11.006zbMATH Open1529.22004arXiv2305.06498OpenAlexW4388663223MaRDI QIDQ6183573FDOQ6183573

Authors: Annalisa Conversano, Nicolas Monod 

Publication date: 4 January 2024

Published in: Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Ulam asked whether all Lie groups can be represented faithfully on a countable set. We establish a reduction of Ulam's problem to the case of simple Lie groups. In particular, we solve the problem for all solvable Lie groups and more generally Lie groups with a linear Levi component. It follows that every amenable locally compact second countable group acts faithfully on a countable set.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.06498

zbMATH Keywords

amenable groupLie groupfaithful action

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nilpotent and solvable Lie groups (22E25) General properties and structure of real Lie groups (22E15) General theory for infinite permutation groups (20B07)

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