The S-integer conjecture for left orderability of arithmetic groups

Let GG be a Q{\mathord{\mathbb{Q}}}-simple algebraic Q{\mathord{\mathbb{Q}}}-group, let {p1,,pn}\{p_1,\ldots,p_n\} be a nonempty set of prime numbers, and write GZ[1/p1,,1/pn]G_{\mathord{\mathbb{Z}}[1/p_1,\ldots,1/p_n]} for the corresponding group of SS-integer points. A subgroup is left orderable if it admits a total order preserved by left multiplication. The S-integer conjecture. No finite-index subgroup Γ\Gamma of

GZ[1/p1,,1/pn]G_{\mathord{\mathbb{Z}}[1/p_1,\ldots,1/p_n]}

is left orderable. This proposes an analogue over rings of SS-integers without any restriction on the real rank; the paper proves related results for several nonarchimedean settings, but the stated general conjecture remains open.

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Lucy Lifschitz and Dave Morris, “Isotropic nonarchimedean S-arithmetic groups are not left orderable”, arXiv:math/0405536 (2004).

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