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Proper affine actions on semisimple Lie algebras
Smilga, Ilia1
1 Department of Mathematics Yale University P.O. Box 208283 New Haven, CT 06520-8283 (USA)
Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Volume 66 (2016) no. 2, pp. 785-831.

For any noncompact semisimple real Lie group G, we construct a group of affine transformations of its Lie algebra 𝔤 whose linear part is Zariski-dense in AdG and which is free, nonabelian and acts properly discontinuously on 𝔤.

Pour tout groupe de Lie réel semisimple non compact G, on construit un groupe discret de transformations affines de son algèbre de Lie 𝔤 dont la partie linéaire est Zariski-dense dans AdG et qui est libre, non abélien et agit proprement sur 𝔤.

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DOI: 10.5802/aif.3026
Classification: 20G20, 22E40, 20H15
Keywords: Discrete subgroups of Lie groups, Affine groups, Auslander conjecture, Milnor conjecture, Flat affine manifolds, Adjoint representation, Margulis invariant, Quasi-translation, Free group, Schottky group
Mots-clés : Sous-groupes discrets de groups de Lie, groupes affines, conjecture d’Auslander, conjecture de Milnor, variétés affines plates, représentation adjointe, invariant de Margulis, quasi-translation, groupe libre, groupe de Schottky

Smilga, Ilia 1

1 Department of Mathematics Yale University P.O. Box 208283 New Haven, CT 06520-8283 (USA) 
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