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The $Σ$-invariants of $S$-arithmetic subgroups of Borel groups

Given a Chevalley group $\mathcal{G}$ of classical type and a Borel subgroup $\mathcal{B} \subseteq \mathcal{G}$, we compute the $Σ$-invariants of the $S$-arithmetic groups $\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{Z}[1/N])$, where $N$ is a product of large enough primes. To this end, we let $\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{Z}[1/N])$ act on a Euclidean building $X$ that is given by the product of Bruhat--Tits buildings $X_p$ associated to $\mathcal{G}$, where $p$ runs over the primes dividing $N$. In the course of the proof we introduce necessary and sufficient conditions for convex functions on $\mbox{CAT(0)}$-spaces to be continuous. We apply these conditions to associate to each simplex at infinity $τ\subset \partial_{\infty} X$ its so-called parabolic building $X^τ$, which we study from a geometric point of view. Moreover, we introduce new techniques in combinatorial Morse theory, which enable us to take advantage of the concept of essential $n$-connectivity rather than actual $n$-connectivity. Most of our building theoretic results are proven in the general framework of spherical and Euclidean buildings. For example, we prove that the complex opposite each chamber in a spherical building $Δ$ contains an apartment, provided $Δ$ is thick enough and $\mbox{Aut}(Δ)$ acts chamber transitively on $Δ$.