
arXiv: 1703.04555
Kazhdan constants of discrete groups are hard to compute and the actual constants are known only for several classes of groups. By solving a semidefinite programming problem by a computer, we obtain a lower bound of the Kazhdan constant of a discrete group. Positive lower bounds imply that the group has property (T). We study lattices on $\tilde{A}_2$-buildings in detail. For $\tilde{A}_2$-groups, our numerical bounds look identical to the known actual constants. That suggests that our approach is effective. For a family of groups, $G_1, \cdots, G_4$, that are studied by Ronan, Tits and others, we conjecture the spectral gap of the Laplacian is $(\sqrt 2-1)^2$ based on our experimental results. For $\mathrm{SL}(3,\Bbb Z)$ and $\mathrm{SL}(4,\Bbb Z)$ we obtain lower bounds of the Kazhdan constants, 0.2155 and 0.3285, respectively, which are better than any other known bounds. We also obtain 0.1710 as a lower bound of the Kazhdan constant of the Steinberg group $\mathrm{St}_3(\Bbb Z)$.
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Mathematics - Operator Algebras, FOS: Mathematics, Group Theory (math.GR), Operator Algebras (math.OA), Mathematics - Group Theory
Mathematics - Operator Algebras, FOS: Mathematics, Group Theory (math.GR), Operator Algebras (math.OA), Mathematics - Group Theory
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