Margulis lemma

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Riemannian_manifolds
discrete groups of isometries
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
differential geometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Margulis lemma
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Grigory_Margulis
gptkbp:sentence There exists a constant ε(n) > 0 such that for any discrete group of isometries of n-dimensional Riemannian manifold, the subgroup generated by elements moving a point less than ε(n) is virtually nilpotent.
gptkbp:usedIn geometry of locally symmetric spaces
proofs of Mostow rigidity
study of thin parts of manifolds
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gregory_Margulis
gptkb:Grigory_Margulis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4