On algebraic Anosov diffeomorphisms on nilmanifolds

This article is devoted to the algebraic approaches to Anosov diffeomorphisms. All examples of Anosov diffeomorphisms known so far are connected directly or indirectly with compact nilmanifolds. We consider some new necessary conditions for existence of these diffeomorphisms on nilmanifolds. We demonstrated the absence of Anosov diffeomorphisms on some classes of nilmanifolds. We also prove some results on Lie groups and lattices in them.