Normalizers of lattices and isometry groups of arithmetic hyperbolic manifolds

Abstract

We prove that every arithmetic lattice in PSL$(2,\mathbb{C})$ and every arithmetic lattice of the simplest type in PO$(n,1)$, $n\ge 2$, is the normalizer of arbitrarily many of its sublattices. Combined with previous work, this result implies that every lattice in PSL$(2,\mathbb{C})$ has this property. In this way, we prove that the set of profinitely flexible lattices in PSL$(2,\mathbb{C})$ is either empty or countably infinite. Another result is that every finite group is realized as the full isometry group of an arithmetic hyperbolic $n$-manifold. The proof of this theorem is based on study of normalizers of lattices and subgroup growth theory.

12 pages. Comments welcome