Classification of the conjugacy classes of \widetilde{\mathrm{SL}}(2,\mathbb{R})

arXiv2304.08617MaRDI QIDQ6433428FDOQ6433428

Publication date: 17 April 2023

Abstract: In this paper, we classify the conjugacy classes of

w i d e t i l d e {m a t h r m S L}_{2} (m a t h b b R)

, the universal covering group of

m a t h r m {P S L}_{2} (m a t h b b R)

. For any non-central element

a l p h a i n w i d e t i l d e {m a t h r m S L}_{2} (m a t h b b R)

, we show that its conjugacy class may be determined by three invariants: (i) Trace: the trace (valued in the set of positive real numbers

m a t h b b R_{+}

) of its image

o v e r l i n e a l p h a

in

m a t h r m {P S L}_{2} (m a t h b b R)

; (ii) Direction type: the sign behavior of the induced self-homeomorphism of

m a t h b b R

determined by the lifting

w i d e t i l d e {m a t h r m S L}_{2} (m a t h b b R) c u r v e a r r o w r i g h t m a t h b b R

of the action

m a t h r m {P S L}_{2} (m a t h b b R) c u r v e a r r o w r i g h t m a t h b b S^{1}

; (iii) Length

^{s h a r p}

: a conjugacy invariant version of the length function in S. Zhang [DOI:10.1090/amsip/020/13], introduced by S. Mochizuki [DOI:10.1186/s40687-016-0057-x].

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Conjugacy classes for groups (20E45) Semisimple Lie groups and their representations (22E46)

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