On the equivalence of the definitions of volume of representations
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instance of: scholarly article
title: On the equivalence of the definitions of volume of representations
zbMATH Open document ID: 1334.53045
author: Sungwoon Kim
published in: Pacific Journal of Mathematics
publication date: 2016-01-11T00:00:00Z
full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1404.3822
review text: Let \(\overline M\) be a compact manifold with boundary whose interior is homeomorphic to a noncompact, connected, orientable, aspherical, tame manifold \(M\), and each connected component of \(\partial\overline M\) has amenable fundamental group. For a rank-\(1\) semisimple Lie group \(G\) with trivial center and no compact factors, let \(\mathcal{X}\) be the associated symmetric space of dimension \(n=\dim M\). There are several definitions of volume of representations of \(\pi_1(M)\) into \(G\). If \(M\) is compact then for each representation \(\rho:\pi_1(M)\to G\) there is a volume of \(\rho\) defined as \(\mathrm{Vol}(\rho)=\int_Ms^*\omega_{\mathcal{X}}\) for a section \(s:M\to E_\rho\) and the Riemannian volume form \(\omega_{\mathcal{X}}\) on \(\mathcal{X}\), where \(E_\rho\) is a flat bundle over \(M\) with fiber \(\mathcal{X}\). For a noncompact manifold \(M\) the above definition of volume of representations is not valid. So far, three definitions of volume of representations have been given for noncompact manifolds. In [Geom. Dedicata 117, 111--124 (2006; Zbl 1096.51004)], \textit{S. Francaviglia} and \textit{B. Klaff} presented the definition \(D_1\) of volume of representations via a pseudodeveloping map. If \(D:\widetilde M\to\mathcal{X}\) is a pseudodeveloping map for a representation \(\rho:\pi_1(M)\to G\), that is, \(D\) is a piecewise-smooth \(\rho\)-equivariant map with the universal cover \(\widetilde M\) of \(M\), then the invariant \((D_1)\, \mathrm{Vol}_1(\rho,D)=\int_MD^*\omega_{\mathcal{X}}\) is the volume of \(\rho\). In [in: Trends in harmonic analysis. Selected papers of the conference on harmonic analysis, Rome, Italy, May 30--June 4, 2011. Berlin: Springer. 47--76 (2013; Zbl 1268.53056)], \textit{M. Bucher}, \textit{M. Burger} and \textit{A. Iozzi} used the theory of bounded cohomology to establish an invariant associated with a representation. For the pullback map \(\rho^*_b:H^n_c(G,\mathbb R)\to H^n(\pi_1(M),\mathbb R)\), the isometr…
reviewed by: Andrew Bucki
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 53C35
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 53C24
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 22E46
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 57M05
zbMATH DE Number: 6528208
zbMATH Keywords: Lie groups
zbMATH Keywords: representation
zbMATH Keywords: volume
zbMATH Keywords: symmetric spaces
zbMATH Keywords: disjoint cone
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
OpenAlex ID: W2236439257
arXiv ID: 1404.3822
Wikidata QID: Q126074935
DOI: 10.2140/PJM.2016.280.51
description: scientific article