In this paper we explore a generic notion of superrigidity for von Neumann algebras $L(G)$ and reduced $C^*$-algebras $C^*_r(G)$ associated with countable discrete groups $G$. This allows us to classify these algebras for various new classes of groups $G$ from the realm of coinduced groups.
We prove W$^*$-superrigidity for a large class of coinduced actions. We prove that if $Σ$ is an amenable almost-malnormal subgroup of an infinite conjugagy class (icc) property (T) countable group $Γ$, the coinduced action $Γ\curvearrowright X$ from an arbitrary probability measure preserving action $Σ\curvearrowright X_0$ is W$^*$-superrigid. We also prove a similar statement if $Γ$ is an icc non-amenable group which is measure equivalent to a product of two infinite groups. In particular, we obtain that any Bernoulli action of such a group $Γ$ is W$^*$-superrigid.
We prove that the solid ergodicity property is stable with respect to taking coinduction for a fairly large class of coinduced action. More precisely, assume that $Σ<Γ$ are countable groups such that $gΣg^{-1}\cap Σ$ is finite for any $g\inΓ\setminusΣ$. Then any measure preserving action $Σ\curvearrowright X_0$ gives rise to a solidly ergodic equivalence relation if and only if the equivalence relation of the associated coinduced action $Γ\curvearrowright X$ is solidly ergodic. We also obtain orbit equivalence rigidity for such actions by showing that the orbit equivalence relation of a rigid …
We show that torsion-free finitely generated nilpotent groups are characterised by their group C*-algebras and we additionally recover their nilpotency class as well as the subquotients of the upper central series. We then use a C*-bundle decomposition and apply K-theoretic methods based on noncommutative tori to prove that every torsion-free finitely generated 2-step nilpotent group can be recovered from its group C*-algebra.
We show that the class $\mathscr{B}$, of discrete groups which satisfy the conclusion of Popa's Cocycle Superrigidity Theorem for Bernoulli actions, is invariant under measure equivalence. We generalize this to the setting of discrete p.m.p. groupoids, and as a consequence we deduce that any nonamenable lattice in a product of two noncompact, locally compact second countable groups, must belong to $\mathscr{B}$. We also introduce a measure-conjugacy invariant called Weak Pinsker entropy and show that, if G is a group in the class $\mathscr{B}$, then Weak Pinsker entropy is an orbit-equivalence…
Let $Γ$ be an irreducible lattice in a product of two locally compact groups and assume that $Γ$ is densely embedded in a profinite group $K$. We give necessary conditions which imply that the left translation action $Γ\curvearrowright K$ is "virtually" cocycle superrigid: any cocycle $w:Γ\times K\rightarrowΔ$ with values in a countable group $Δ$ is cohomologous to a cocycle which factors through the map $Γ\times K\rightarrowΓ\times K_0$, for some finite quotient group $K_0$ of $K$. As a corollary, we deduce that any ergodic profinite action of $Γ=\text{SL}_2(\mathbb Z[S^{-1}])$ is virtually c…
Group measure space decomposition of II_1 factors and W*-superrigidity
本文证明了群测度空间II_1的一个由任意自由遍历概率测度保持(p. m. p.)群Γ在一个相当大的族G中的作用,该族G包含Kazhdan群和一个非平凡群的所有自由积,以及在一个顺从子群上的某些合并的自由积.本文证明了:若T_n表示PSL(n,Z)中的上三角形矩阵群,则T_n上PSL(n,Z)与自身的合并自由积的任意自由混合p. m. p.作用是W*-超刚性的,即L^ \infty(X)\rtimes Γ与任意群测度空间因子L^ \infty(Y)\rtimes Λ之间的同构都来自于作用的共轭性.我们还证明了对于族G中的许多群Γ,Γ的Bernoulli作用是W*-超刚性的.
Operator-algebraic superrigidity for $SL_n(\mathbb Z),n\geq 3$
对于$n\geq 3,$设$Γ=SL_n(\mathbb Z).$我们在算子代数的背景下证明了以下关于$Γ$的超刚性结果。设$L(Γ)$是由$Γ.$的左正则表示生成的von Neumann代数,$M$是有限因子,$U(M)$是它的酉群.设$π: Γ\to U(M)$是一个群同态,使得$π(Γ)''=M.$则\begin{itemize} \item[(i)] either $M$ is finite dimensional, or \item [(ii)] there exists a subgroup of finite index $Λ$ of $Γ$ such that $π|_Λ$ extends to a homomorphism $U(L(Λ))\to U(M).$ \end{itemize}这个结果是由$Γ.$的全$C^*$ -代数上的迹态的完全描述导出的。作为另一个应用,我们证明了$Γ$的全$C^*$ -代数没有忠实的迹态。
Some unique group-measure space decomposition results
利用von Neumann代数上可闭导子理论的方法,我们证明了一类群CR满足以下性质:给定CR中的任意群G_1,G_2,则X上概率空间G_1 x G_2上的任意自由、遍历、保测度作用都产生一个具有唯一群测度空间Cartan子代数的von Neumann代数.将这个结果与Popa的轨道等价超刚性定理相结合,我们得到了W*-超刚性作用的新例子。
We prove an operator algebraic superrigidity statement for homomorphisms of irreducible lattices, and also their commensurators, in certain higher-rank groups into unitary groups of finite factors. This extends the authors' previous work regarding non-free measure-preserving actions, and also answers a question of Connes for such groups.
We survey some of the progress made recently in the classification of von Neumann algebras arising from countable groups and their measure preserving actions on probability spaces. We emphasize results which provide classes of (W$^*$-superrigid) actions that can be completely recovered from their von Neumann algebras and II$_1$ factors that have a unique Cartan subalgebra. We also present cocycle superrigidity theorems and some of their applications to orbit equivalence. Finally, we discuss several recent rigidity results for von Neumann algebras associated to groups.