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We prove that every RAAG (Right Angled Artin Group) embeds in the group of Hamiltonian symplectomorphisms of every symplectic manifold.

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    Michael Kapovich

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Kapovich, M. RAAGs in Ham. Geom. Funct. Anal. 22, 733–755 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00039-012-0180-9

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