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most citedHigher finiteness properties of reductive arithmetic groups in positive characteristic: the rank theorem

31 citations · 61 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

math.GR2026

Combinatorial Characterizations of Virtually Torsion-Free and Virtually Free Groups

R. Köhl, M. Reza Salarian

We establish combinatorial characterizations of virtually torsion-free and virtually free groups using the canonical graph decomposition theory in \cite{DJKK22}. Our main results s…

math.RT2024

On convexity and the Iwasawa decomposition of split real and complex Kac-Moody groups

Paul Zellhofer, Ralf Köhl

We prove an analogue of Kostant's convexity theorem for split real and complex Kac-Moody groups associated to free and cofree root data. The result can be seen as a first step towa…

math.RT2021★ 12 cited

Representations of involutory subalgebras of affine Kac-Moody algebras

Axel Kleinschmidt, Ralf Köhl, Robin Lautenbacher +1

We consider the subalgebras of split real, non-twisted affine Kac-Moody Lie algebras that are fixed by the Chevalley involution. These infinite-dimensional Lie algebras are not of…

math.GR2019

Fundamental groups of split real Kac-Moody groups and generalized real flag manifolds. With appendices by Tobias Hartnick and Ralf Köhl and by Julius Grüning and Ralf Köhl

Paula Harring, Ralf Köhl

We determine the fundamental groups of symmetrizable algebraically simply connected split real Kac-Moody groups endowed with the Kac-Peterson topology. In analogy to the finite-dim…

math.RT2017★ 2 cited

Extending generalized spin representations

Robin Lautenbacher, Ralf Köhl

We revisit the construction of higher spin representations by Kleinschmidt and Nicolai for E10, generalize it to arbitrary simply laced types, and provide a coordinate-free approac…

math.GR2015

Spin covers of maximal compact subgroups of Kac-Moody groups and spin-extended Weyl groups

David Ghatei, Max Horn, Ralf Köhl +1

Let G be a split real Kac-Moody group of arbitrary type and let K be its maximal compact subgroup, i.e. the subgroup of elements fixed by a Cartan-Chevalley involution of G. We con…

math.GR2014★ 3 cited

Classifying spaces with virtually cyclic stabilizers for linear groups

Dieter Degrijse, Ralf Köhl, Nansen Petrosyan

We show that every discrete subgroup of admits a finite dimensional classifying space with virtually cyclic stabilizers. Applying our methods to $\mathr…

math.GR2014

Quotients of trees for arithmetic subgroups of PGL2 over a rational function field

Ralf Köhl, Bernhard Mühlherr, Koen Struyve

In this note we compute the fundamental domain of the action on the corresponding Bruhat-Tits tree of the arithmetic subgroup of PGL2 with respect to an arbitrary place of the rati…

math.GR2012★ 9 cited

On topological twin buildings and topological split Kac-Moody groups

Tobias Hartnick, Ralf Köhl, Andreas Mars

We prove that a two-spherical split Kac-Moody group over a local field naturally provides a topological twin building in the sense of Kramer. This existence result and the local-to…

math.GR2011★ 31 cited

Higher finiteness properties of reductive arithmetic groups in positive characteristic: the rank theorem

Kai-Uwe Bux, Ralf Köhl, Stefan Witzel

We show that the finiteness length of an -arithmetic subgroup in a noncommutative isotropic absolutely almost simple group over a global function field is one less than…

math.GR2009★ 4 cited

The sphericity of the Phan geometries of type Bn and Cn and the Phan-type theorem of type F4

Ralf Köhl, Stefan Witzel

We adapt and refine methods developed by Abramenko and Devillers--Köhl--Mühlherr in order to establish the sphericity of the Phan geometries of type B_n and C_n, and their generali…

math.GR2008

The real quadrangle of type E6

Torsten Kurth, Ralf Köhl, Linus Kramer

We give a geometric interpretation of the building associated to the real Lie group E_6(-14) in terms of its 54-dimensional module.

math.GR2007

Defining amalgams of compact Lie groups

Ralf Köhl

For let be a Dynkin diagram of rank and let be the set of labels of . A group admits a weak Phan system of type over i…