Nonarithmetic superrigid groups: Counterexamples to Platonov's conjecture

Hyman Bass*, Alexander Lubotzky

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Abstract

Margulis showed that "most" arithmetic groups are superrigid. Platonov conjectured, conversely, that finitely generated linear groups which are superrigid must be of "arithmetic type." We construct counterexamples to Platonov's Conjecture.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1151-1173
Number of pages23
JournalAnnals of Mathematics
Volume151
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2000

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