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Actions of lattices in Sp (1, n)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2008

Michael Cowling
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2033, Australia
Robert J. Zimmer
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago, 5734 University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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We study questions concerning the ergodic theory, von Neumann algebras, geometry, and topology of actions of lattices in Sp (1, n).

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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