Result 286, Operator algebras

Rigidity and arithmetic of lattice von Neumann algebras

Classifies finite-index bimodules between scalar-twisted group factors of ICC groups commensurable with property-(T)(T) lattices over characteristic-zero local fields and arbitrary ICC group factors. Every such bimodule is a summand of finite sums of models arising from finite-index subgroup isomorphisms and finite-dimensional projective representations. The classification also recovers the group, scalar cocycle and amplification scale up to the stated stable equivalence.

Classification or exact value

The bigger picture

Why it matters

Group factors are algebras of operators built from group multiplication, possibly modified by scalar phases. These manuscripts claim that finite-index relationships between certain such algebras retain enough information to recover their underlying group structure.

What changes?

The reported classification concerns groups commensurable with property-(T) lattices over characteristic-zero local fields, compared with any countably infinite ICC group. ICC means every nonidentity element has an infinite conjugacy class; commensurable means sharing isomorphic finite-index subgroups. For arbitrary scalar twists, every finite-index bimodule, a space linking two algebras with finite size on both sides, is a closed summand of a finite sum of models from finite-index subgroup isomorphisms and finite-dimensional projective representations matching the ratio of the twists.

What does that help mathematicians do?

Within this lattice class, the claimed classification rules out finite-index correspondences beyond the subgroup-and-representation models. The companion manuscript further reports that every specified stable isomorphism to a twisted factor of an arbitrary countably infinite ICC group recovers the group, the scalar twist up to a normalized cochain (a change of phase convention), and equal amplification scales. Thus rescaling these algebras does not erase the stated group and twisting data.

Are there practical applications?

Its immediate value is foundational. The claimed arithmetic description also covers bounded maps, summands, conjugates and Connes fusion, the operation that composes correspondences. This provides a framework for studying both individual relationships between these factors and how those relationships combine. The abstracts describe structural recovery and classification, not a numerical algorithm or a demonstrated practical technology.

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2 manuscripts

Arithmeticity of twisted finite correspondences for lattices over local fields

September 23, 2026 165 pages

We prove arithmetic exhaustion for bifinite correspondences between arbitrarily scalar-twisted group factors of ICC groups commensurable with property-(T)(T) lattices over characteristic-zero local fields and twisted group factors of arbitrary countable ICC groups. Every such correspondence is a closed summand of a finite direct sum of models obtained from actual finite-index subgroup isomorphisms and finite-dimensional projective representations of the matched cocycle ratio. The proof includes reducible products, mixed real and finite places, and quaternionic and Cayley rank-one factors.

Cite (BibTeX)
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  author = {{OpenAI}},
  title = {{Arithmeticity of twisted finite correspondences for lattices over local fields}},
  howpublished = {OpenAI Math Release preprint
                  \href{https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/preprints/Arithmeticity-of-twisted-finite-correspondences-for-lattices-over-local-fields-September-23-2026/paper.pdf}{OAI:Arithmeticity-of-twisted-finite-correspondences-for-lattices-over-local-fields-September-23-2026}},
  year = {2026}
}

The arithmetic category and stable recovery of lattice factors

September 23, 2026 25 pages

We prove stable canonical recovery for scalar-twisted group factors of ICC groups commensurable with property-(T)(T) lattices over characteristic-zero local fields. Every specified stable isomorphism to a scalar-twisted factor of any countably infinite ICC group recovers the group, the cocycle up to a normalized cochain, and equal amplification scales, with an implementing partial isometry in the given matrix corners. We compute the arithmetic correspondence subcategory for arbitrary countable ICC groups, including all bounded maps, summands, conjugates, and Connes fusion, and combine it with the companion's arithmetic exhaustion theorem. Multiplication also recovers arbitrary finite-index factor neighbors, with the exact projective condition on the matched cocycle ratio.

Cite (BibTeX)
@misc{OAI:The-arithmetic-category-and-stable-recovery-of-lattice-factors-September-23-2026,
  author = {{OpenAI}},
  title = {{The arithmetic category and stable recovery of lattice factors}},
  howpublished = {OpenAI Math Release preprint
                  \href{https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/preprints/The-arithmetic-category-and-stable-recovery-of-lattice-factors-September-23-2026/paper.pdf}{OAI:The-arithmetic-category-and-stable-recovery-of-lattice-factors-September-23-2026}},
  year = {2026}
}

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