On the spectrum of the sum of generators for a finitely generated group
On the spectrum of the sum of generators for a finitely generated group
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关于有限生成群的生成元之和的谱
DOI:
10.1007/bf02761298
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发表时间:
1993
影响因子:
1
通讯作者:
A. Valette
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作者:
Pierre de la Harpe;A. Robertson;A. Valette
AbstractLet Γ be a finitely generated group. In the group algebra ℂ[Γ], form the averageh of a finite setS of generators of Γ. Given a unitary representation π of Γ, we relate spectral properties of the operator π(h) to properties of Γ and π.For the universal representationπun of Γ, we prove in particular the following results. First, the spectrum Sp(πun(h)) contains the complex numberz of modulus one iff Sp(πun(h)) is invariant under multiplication byz, iff there exists a character
$$\chi :\Gamma \to \mathbb{T}$$
such that η(S)={z}. Second, forS−1=S, the group Γ has Kazhdan’s property (T) if and only if 1 is isolated in Sp(πun(h)); in this case, the distance between 1 and other points of the spectrum gives a lower bound on the Kazhdan constants. Numerous examples illustrate the results.