Compression functions of uniform embeddings of groups into Hilbert and Banach spaces

We construct finitely generated groups with arbitrary prescribed Hilbert space compression \alpha from the interval [0,1]. For a large class of Banach spaces E (including all uniformly convex Banach spaces), the E-compression of these groups coincides with their Hilbert space compression. Moreover, the groups that we construct have asymptotic dimension at most 3, hence they are exact. In particular, the first examples of groups that are uniformly embeddable into a Hilbert space (respectively, exact, of finite asymptotic dimension) with Hilbert space compression 0 are given. These groups are also the first examples of groups with uniformly convex Banach space compression 0.Comment: 21 pages; version 3: The final version, accepted by Crelle; version 2: corrected misprints, added references, the group has asdim at most 2, not at most 3 as in the first version (thanks to A. Dranishnikov); version 3: took into account referee remarks, added references. the paper is accepted in Crell

Groups and Geometries

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Compression functions of uniform embeddings of groups into Hilbert and Banach spaces

We construct finitely generated groups with arbitrary prescribed Hilbert space compression α ∈ [0, 1]. This answers a question of E. Guentner and G. Niblo. For a large class of Banach spaces ℰ (including all uniformly convex Banach spaces), the ℰ-compression of these groups coincides with their Hilbert space compression. Moreover, the groups that we construct have asymptotic dimension at most 2, hence they are exact. In particular, the first examples of groups that are uniformly embeddable into a Hilbert space (moreover, of finite asymptotic dimension and exact) with Hilbert space compression 0 are given. These groups are also the first examples of groups with uniformly convex Banach space compression

Non-coherence of arithmetic hyperbolic lattices

We prove, under the assumption of the virtual fibration conjecture for arithmetic hyperbolic 3-manifolds, that all arithmetic lattices in O(n,1), n> 4, and different from 7, are non-coherent. We also establish noncoherence of uniform arithmetic lattices of the simplest type in SU(n,1), n> 1, and of uniform lattices in SU(2,1) which have infinite abelianization.Comment: 26 pages, 3 figure