Gorodnik–Varjú's super approximation conjecture

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Let GG be a finitely generated subgroup of SLn(Z)\mathrm{SL}_n(\mathbb{Z}). Write G\mathbb{G} for the Zariski closure of GG, and let G0\mathbb{G}_0 be its identity component. The group GG has the super approximation property with respect to all positive integers if there exists ϵ>0\epsilon>0 such that the Cheeger constants of the Cayley graphs of the reductions of GG are greater than ϵ\epsilon for every positive integer modulus. Gorodnik–Varjú's super approximation conjecture. The group GG has the super approximation property with respect to all positive integers if and only if G0\mathbb{G}_0 is perfect, that is,

[G0,G0]=G0.[\mathbb{G}_0,\mathbb{G}_0]=\mathbb{G}_0.

This conjecture characterizes uniform expansion over all congruence quotients in terms of the algebraic structure of the identity component of the Zariski closure. The source attributes it to Gorodnik and Varjú; its resolution status is not specified in the supplied text.

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Chong Zhang, “The super approximation property of SL_2(Z/qZ) SL_2(Z/qZ) SL_2(Z/qZ)”, arXiv:2402.08612 (2023).

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