Compactification d'espaces de représentations de groupes de type fini

Abstract

Let $\Gamma$ be a finitely generated group and $G$ be a noncompact semisimple connected real Lie group with finite center. We consider the space $\mathcal{X}$ of conjugacy classes of reductive representations of $\Gamma$ into $G$. We define the {\it translation vector} of an element $g$ in $G$, with values in a Weyl chamber, as a refinement of the translation length in the associated symmetric space. We construct a compactification of $\mathcal{X}$, induced by the marked translation vector spectrum, generalizing Thurston's compactification of the Teichmüller space. We show that the boundary points are projectivized marked translation vector spectra of actions of $\Gamma$ on affine buildings with no global fixed point. An analoguous result holds for any reductive group $G$ over a local field.

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• Espaces de représentations complètement réductibles

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