Semidirect product rigidity of group von Neumann algebras arising from class $\mathscr{S}$, inductive limits and fundamental group

Abstract: In this article we study property (T) groups arising from Rips construction in geometric group theory in the spirit of \cite{CDK19} and certain inductive limit groups from this class. Using interplay between Popa's deformation/rigidity and methods in geometric group theory we are able to extend the class of groups considered in \cite{CDK19} that remembers semidirect product features while passing to the group von Neumann algebras. Combining these results with the method developed in \cite{CDHK20} we are able to produce more examples of property (T) group factors with trivial fundamental group. The inductive limit groups do not have property (T) and provides examples of more factors with trivial fundamental group. We are also able to show Cartan rigidity for these groups.