A relative version of Connes' $\chi(M)$ invariant and existence of orbit inequivalent actions

• Autores: Adrian Ioana
• Localización: Ergodic theory and dynamical systems, ISSN 0143-3857, Vol. 27, Nº 4, 2007, págs. 1199-1213
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We consider a new orbit equivalence invariant for measure-preserving actions of groups on the probability space, $\sigma:G\rightarrow {\rm Aut}(X,\mu)$, denoted by $\chi_0(\sigma;G)$ and defined as the 'intersection' of the 1-cohomology group, H$^1(\sigma,G)$, with Connes' invariant, $\chi(M)$, of the cross product von Neumann algebra, $M=L^\infty(X,\mu)\rtimes_\sigma G$. We calculate $\chi_0(\sigma;G)$ for certain actions of groups of the form $G=H\times K$ with $H$ non-amenable and $K$ infinite amenable and we deduce that any such group has uncountably many orbit inequivalent actions.