Freeness and S-arithmeticity of rational Möbius groups

A. S. Detinko; D. L. Flannery; A. Hulpke

Freeness and S-arithmeticity of rational Möbius groups

A. S. Detinko, D. L. Flannery, A. Hulpke

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Abstract

We initiate a new, computational approach to a classical problem: certifying non-freeness of (2-generator, parabolic) Möbius subgroups of SL(2, Q). The main tools used are algorithms for Zariski dense groups and algorithms to compute a presentation of SL(2, R) for a localization R = Z[¹b^] of Z. We prove that a Möbius group G ≤ SL(2, R) is not free by showing that it has finite index in SL(2, R). Further information about the structure of G is obtained; for example, we compute the minimal subgroup of finite index in SL(2, R) containing G.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computational Aspects of Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups
Editors	Alla Detinko, Michael Kapovich, Alex Kontorovich, Peter Sarnak, Richard Schwartz
Publisher	American Mathematical Society
Pages	47-56
Number of pages	10
Volume	783
ISBN (Print)	9781470468040
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2023
Event	Computational Aspects of Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups - ICERM, Brown University, Providence, United States Duration: 14 Jun 2021 → 18 Jun 2021 https://icerm.brown.edu/topical_workshops/tw-21-cads/

Publication series

Name	Contemporary Mathematics
Publisher	American Mathematical Society
Volume	783
ISSN (Print)	0271-4132
ISSN (Electronic)	1098-3627

Conference

Conference	Computational Aspects of Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups
Country/Territory	United States
City	Providence
Period	14/06/21 → 18/06/21
Internet address	https://icerm.brown.edu/topical_workshops/tw-21-cads/

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Detinko, AS, Flannery, DL & Hulpke, A 2023, Freeness and S-arithmeticity of rational Möbius groups. in A Detinko, M Kapovich, A Kontorovich, P Sarnak & R Schwartz (eds), Computational Aspects of Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups. vol. 783, Contemporary Mathematics, vol. 783, American Mathematical Society, pp. 47-56, Computational Aspects of Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups
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Freeness and S-arithmeticity of rational Möbius groups. / Detinko, A. S.; Flannery, D. L.; Hulpke, A.
Computational Aspects of Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups. ed. / Alla Detinko; Michael Kapovich; Alex Kontorovich; Peter Sarnak; Richard Schwartz. Vol. 783 American Mathematical Society, 2023. p. 47-56 (Contemporary Mathematics; Vol. 783).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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