Exponential prime orbit theorems for Anosov subgroups

Abstract

Let $Γ$ be a Zariski dense Anosov subgroup of a connected semisimple real algebraic group -- these are higher rank analogues of convex cocompact subgroups. Let us measure the Jordan projections with any linear form which is positive on the limit cone of $Γ$. We prove a corresponding counting theorem with a power saving error term for the conjugacy classes of loxodromic elements in $Γ$. The proof is based on interpreting the Jordan projections as periods of a natural flow associated to $Γ$ and proving exponential mixing. We also prove the existence of a spectral gap for the Selberg zeta function.