Free affine \mathbb{Z}^p-actions on Tori

Abstract: We prove that any

m a t h b b Z^{p}

-action

that acts by automorphisms of

m a t h b b Z^{q}

with a non-zero fixed-point set induces a unipotent factor of the

m a t h b b Z^{p}

-action

which determines whether the action

is {it liberated affine}, i.e.

is the linear part of a free affine

m a t h b b Z^{p}

-action on the torus

T^{q}

. In general, it is not true that all unipotent

m a t h b b Z^{p}

-actions

on

m a t h b b Z^{q}

are liberated affine: counter-examples appear for

q g e q 4

. But if the dimension of the fixed-point set of

regarded as a subspace of

m a t h b b Z^{q}

is less than

q / 2

, then

is liberated affine. If

q l e q 3

, then a

m a t h b b Z^{p}

-action on

m a t h b b Z^{q}

with non-zero fixed-point set is liberated affine. Finally, for unipotent

m a t h b b Z^{p}

-actions on

m a t h b b Z^{3}

, we obtain a classification of all those that are the linear part of a minimal free affine

m a t h b b Z^{p}

-action on

T^{3}

.

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