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March 2006 A discrete criterion in $\mathit{PU}(2,1)$ by use of elliptic elements
Ainong Fang, Shihai Yang
Proc. Japan Acad. Ser. A Math. Sci. 82(3): 46-48 (March 2006). DOI: 10.3792/pjaa.82.46

Abstract

In this paper we show a $2$-dimensional subgroup in $\mathit{PU}(2,1)$ which contains elliptics is discrete if and only if all its subgroups generated by two elliptics are discrete. This generalize the well-known discreteness criterion first established by T. Jørgensen.

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Ainong Fang. Shihai Yang. "A discrete criterion in $\mathit{PU}(2,1)$ by use of elliptic elements." Proc. Japan Acad. Ser. A Math. Sci. 82 (3) 46 - 48, March 2006. https://doi.org/10.3792/pjaa.82.46

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Published: March 2006
First available in Project Euclid: 4 April 2006

zbMATH: 1141.20307
MathSciNet: MR2214773
Digital Object Identifier: 10.3792/pjaa.82.46

Subjects:
Primary: 20H10 , 30C60 , 30F40

Keywords: complex hyperbolic space , discrete groups , elliptic elements

Rights: Copyright © 2006 The Japan Academy

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