On the representation theory of the symmetry group of the Cantor set
Abstract
In previous work with Harman, we introduced a new class of representations for an oligomorphic group $G$, depending on an auxiliary piece of data called a measure. In this paper, we look at this theory when $G$ is the symmetry group of the Cantor set. We show that $G$ admits exactly two measures $\mu$ and $\nu$. The representation theory of $(G, \mu)$ is the linearization of the category of $\mathbf{F}_2$-vector spaces, studied in recent work of the author and closely connected to work of Kuhn and Kovács. The representation theory of $(G, \nu)$ is the linearization of the category of vector spaces over the Boolean semi-ring (or, equivalently, the correspondence category), studied by Bouc--Thévenaz. The latter case yields an important counterexample in the general theory.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- August 2023
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- arXiv:
- arXiv:2308.06648
- Bibcode:
- 2023arXiv230806648S
- Keywords:
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- Mathematics - Representation Theory
- E-Print:
- 19 pages