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Efficient representation of perm groups
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This note presents an elementary version of Sims's algorithm for computing strong generators of a given perm group, together with a proof of correctness and some notes about appropriate low-level data structures. Upper and lower bounds on the running time are also obtained. (Following a suggestion of Vaughan Pratt, we ...
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1,301
The 1-, 2-, and 3-characters determine a group
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A set of invariants for a finite group is described. These arise naturally from Frobenius' early work on the group determinant and provide an answer to a question of Brauer. Whereas it is well known that the ordinary character table of a group does not determine the group uniquely, it is a consequence of the results pr...
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1,302
On the Burnside problem on periodic groups
math.GR
It is proved that the free $m$-generated Burnside groups $\Bbb{B}(m,n)$ of exponent $n$ are infinite provided that $m>1$, $n\ge2^{48}$.
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1,303
Musings on Magnus
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The object of this paper is to describe a simple method for proving that certain groups are residually torsion-free nilpotent, to describe some new parafree groups and to raise some new problems in honour of the memory of Wilhelm Magnus.
math
1,304
(p,q,r)-Generations for Janko Groups $J_1$ and $J_2$
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No abstract is available
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1,305
Almost Convex Groups and the Eight Geometries
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If $M$ is a closed Nil geometry 3-manifold then $\pi_1(M)$ is almost convex with respect to a fairly simple ``geometric'' generating set. If $G$ is a central extension or a ${\Bbb Z}$-extension of a word hyperbolic group, then $G$ is also almost convex with respect to some generating set. Combining these with previousl...
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1,306
Sur un generalisation del notion de producto libere amalgamate de gruppos
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In ``A remark about the description of free products of groups'', Proc. Cambgridge Philos. Soc 62(1966), io ha studite lo que occurre in le circumstantia que un gruppo $G$ ha un subensemble $P$ tal que tote elemento de $G$ es representabile unicamente per un verbo reducite in $P$. Il eveni que tal $P$ es multo como un ...
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1,307
A note on Context Sensitive languages and Word Problems
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Anisimov and Seifert show that a group has a regular word problem ifand only if it is finite. Muller and Schupp (together with Dunwoody's accessibility result) show that a group has context free word problem if and only if it is virtually free. In this note, we exhibit a class of groups where the word problem is as clo...
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1,308
Automatic structures and boundaries for graphs of groups
math.GR
We study the synchronous and asynchronous automatic structures on the fundamental group of a graph of groups in which each edge group is finite. Up to a natural equivalence relation, the set of biautomatic structures on such a graph product bijects to the product of the sets of biautomatic structures on the vertex grou...
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1,309
The Bieri-Neumann-Strebel invariants for graph groups
math.GR
Given a finite simplicial graph ${\cal G}$, the graph group $G{\cal G}$" is the group with generators in one-to-one correspondence with the vertices of ${\cal G}$ and with relations stating two generators commute if their associated vertices are adjacent in ${\cal G}$. The Bieri-Neumann-Strebel invariant can be explici...
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1,310
Unions of Cockroft two-complexes
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A combinatorial group-theoretic hypothesis is presented that serves as a necessary and sufficient condition for a union of connected Cockcroft two-complexes to be Cockcroft. This hypothesis has a component that can be expressed in terms of the second homology of groups. The hypothesis is applied to the study of the thi...
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1,311
Cogrowth and essentiality in groups and algebras
math.GR
The cogrowth of a subgroup is defined as the growth of a set of coset representatives which are of minimal length. A subgroup is essential if it intersects non-trivially every non-trivial subgroup. The main result of this paper is that every function $f:{\Bbb N}\cup \{0\}\rightarrow {\Bbb N}$ which is strictly increasi...
math
1,312
Commutators as Powers in Free Products of Groups
math.GR
The ways in which a nontrivial commutator can be a proper power in a free product of groups are identified.
math
1,313
Products of Commutators and Products of Squares in a Free Group
math.GR
A classification of the ways in which an element of a free group can be expressed as a product of commutators or as a product of squares is given. This is then applied to some particular classes of elements. Finally, a question about expressing a commutator as a product of squares is addressed.
math
1,314
Projective resolutions for graph products
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Let $\Gamma$ be a finite graph together with a group $G_v$ at each vertex $v$. The graph product $G(\Gamma)$ is obtained from the free product of all $G_v$ by factoring out by the normal subgroup generated by $\{g^{-1}h^{-1}gh; g\in G_v, h\in G_w\}$ for all adjacent $v,w$. In this note we construct a projective resolut...
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1,315
Isoperimetric functions for graph products
math.GR
Let $\Gamma$ be a finite graph, and for each vertex $i$ let $G_i$ be a finitely presented group. Let $G$ be the graph product of the $G_i$. That is, $G$ is the group obtained from the free product of the $G_i$ by factoring out by the smallest normal subgroup containing all $[g,h]$ where $g\in G_i$ and $h\in G_j$ and th...
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1,316
A bicombing that implies a sub-exponential isoperimetric inequality
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The idea of applying isoperimetric functions to group theory is due to M.Gromov. We introduce the concept of a ``bicombing of narrow shape'' which generalizes the usual notion of bicombing. Our bicombing is related to but different from the combings defined by M. Bridson. If the Cayley graph of a group with respect to ...
math
1,317
The Geometry of Cycles in the Cayley Diagram of a Group
math.GR
A study of triangulations of cycles in the Cayley diagrams of finitely generated groups leads to a new geometric characterization of hyperbolic groups.
math
1,318
Automatic structures, rational growth and geometrically finite hyperbolic groups
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We show that the set $SA(G)$ of equivalence classes of synchronously automatic structures on a geometrically finite hyperbolic group $G$ is dense in the product of the sets $SA(P)$ over all maximal parabolic subgroups $P$. The set $BSA(G)$ of equivalence classes of biautomatic structures on $G$ is isomorphic to the pro...
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1,319
Hyperbolic buildings, affine buildings and automatic groups
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We see that a building whose Coxeter group is hyperbolic is itself hyperbolic. Thus any finitely generated group acting co-compactly on such a building is hyperbolic, hence automatic. We turn our attention to affine buildings and consider a group $\Gamma$ which acts simply transitively and in a ``type-rotating'' way on...
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1,320
Central quotients of biautomatic groups
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The quotient of a biautomatic group by a subgroup of the center is shown to be biautomatic. The main tool used is the Neumann-Shapiro triangulation of $S^{n-1}$, associated to a biautomatic structure on ${\Bbb Z}^n$. As an application, direct factors of biautomatic groups are shown to be biautomatic.
math
1,321
Coset enumeration strategies
math.GR
A primary reference on computer implementation of coset enumeration procedures is a 1973 paper of Cannon, Dimino, Havas and Watson. Programs and techniques described there are updated in this paper. Improved coset definition strategies, space saving techniques and advice for obtaining improved performance are included....
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1,322
Algorithms for groups
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Group theory is a particularly fertile field for the design of practical algorithms. Algorithms have been developed across the various branches of the subject and they find wide application. Because of its relative maturity, computational group theory may be used to gain insight into the general structure of algebraic ...
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1,323
Applications of substring searching to group presentations
math.GR
An important way for describing groups is by finite presentations. Large presentations arise in practice which are poorly suited for either human or computer use. Presentation simplification processes which take bad presentations and produce good presentations have been developed. Substantial use is made of substring s...
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1,324
Recognizing badly presented Z-modules
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Finitely generated Z-modules have canonical decompositions. When such modules are given in a finitely presented form there is a classical algorithm for computing a canonical decomposition. This is the algorithm for computing the Smith normal form of an integer matrix. We discuss algorithms for Smith normal form computa...
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1,325
A new problem in string searching
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We describe a substring search problem that arises in group presentation simplification processes. We suggest a two-level searching model: skip and match levels. We give two timestamp algorithms which skip searching parts of the text where there are no matches at all and prove their correctness. At the match level, we ...
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1,326
Applications of computational tools for finitely presented groups
math.GR
Computer based techniques for recognizing finitely presented groups are quite powerful. Tools available for this purpose are outlined. They are available both in stand-alone programs and in more comprehensive systems. A general computational approach for investigating finitely presented groups by way of quotients and s...
math
1,327
The flag-transitive tilde and Petersen-type geometries are all known
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We announce the classification of two related classes of flag-transitive geometries. There is an infinite family of such geometries, related to the nonsplit extensions $3^{[{n\atop 2}]_{_2}}\cdot \SP_{2n}(2)$, and twelve sporadic examples coming from the simple groups $M_{22}$, $M_{23}$, $M_{24}$, $He$, $Co_1$, $Co_2$,...
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1,328
Regular Cocycles and Biautomatic Structures
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Let $E$ be a virtually central extension of the group $G$ by a finitely generated abelian group $A$. We show that $E$ carries a biautomatic structure if and only if $G$ has a biautomatic structure $L$ for which the cohomology class of the extension is represented by an $L$-regular cocycle. Moreover, a cohomology class ...
math
1,329
When Schrier transversals grow wild
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Schreier formula for the rank of a subgroup of finite index of a finitely generated free group $F$ is generalized to an arbitrary (even infinitely generated) subgroup $H$ through the Schreier transversals of $H$ in $F$. The rank formula may also be expressed in terms of the cogrowth of $H$. We introduce the rank-growth...
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1,330
The normalized cyclomatic quotient associated with presentations of finitely generated groups
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Given the Cayley graph of a finitely generated group $G$, with respect to a presentation $G^{\alpha}$ with $n$ generators, the quotient of the rank of the fundamental group of subgraphs of the Cayley graph by the cardinality of the set of vertices of the subgraphs gives rise to the definition of the normalized cyclomat...
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1,331
On finite induced crossed modules and the homotopy 2-type of mapping cones
math.GR
Results on the finiteness of induced crossed modules are proved both algebraically and topologically. Using the Van Kampen type theorem for the fundamental crossed module, applications are given to the 2-types of mapping cones of classifying spaces of groups. Calculations of the cohomology classes of some finite crosse...
math
1,332
The second bounded cohomology of a group with infinitely many ends
math.GR
We study the second bounded cohomology of an amalgamated free product of groups, and an HNN extension of a group. As an application, we have a group with infinitely many ends has infinite dimensional second bounded cohomology.
math
1,333
Detecting quasiconvexity: algorithmic aspects
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The main result of this paper states that for any group $G$ with an automatic structure $L$ with unique representatives one can construct a uniform partial algorithm which detects $L$-rational subgroups and gives their preimages in $L$. This provides a practical, not just theoretical, procedure for solving the occurren...
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1,334
Quasiconvexity and Amalgams
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We obtain a criterion for quasiconvexity of a subgroup of an amalgamated free product of two word hyperbolic groups along a virtually cyclic subgroup. The result provides a method of constructing new word hyperbolic group in class (Q), that is such that all their finitely generated subgroups are quasiconvex. It is know...
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1,335
An example of a non-quasiconvex subgroup of a word hyperbolic group with exotic limit set
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We construct an example of a torsion free freely indecomposable finitely presented non-quasiconvex subgroup $H$ of a word hyperbolic group $G$ such that the limit set of $H$ is not the limit set of a quasiconvex subgroup of $G$. In particular, this gives a counterexample to the conjecture of G.Swarup that a finitely pr...
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1,336
Central Extensions of Word Hyperbolic Groups
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Thurston has claimed (unpublished) that central extensions of word hyperbolic groups by finitely generated abelian groups are automatic. We show that they are in fact biautomatic. Further, we show that every 2-dimensional cohomology class on a word hyperbolic group can be represented by a bounded 2-cocycle. This lends ...
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1,337
The Warwick Automatic Groups Software
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This paper provides a description of the algorithms employed by the Warwick AUTOMATA package for calculating the finite state automata associated with a short-lex automatic group. The aim is to provide an overview of the whole process, rather than concentrating on technical details, which have been already been publish...
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1,338
Exponential groups 2: Extensions of centralizers and tensor completion of CSA groups
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For a CSA group $G$ and a wide class of abelian groups $A$ we give an explicit construction for the tensor $A$-completion of $G$ using free products with amalgamations. We apply the obtained results to the study of basic properties of $A$-free groups. In particular, canonical and reduced forms of elements in $A$-free g...
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1,339
An alternative proof that the Fibonacci group F(2,9) is infinite
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This note contains a report of a proof by computer that the Fibonacci group F(2,9) is automatic. The automatic structure can be used to solve the word problem in the group. Furthermore, it can be seen directly from the word-acceptor that the group generators have infinite order, which of course implies that the group i...
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1,340
The chameleon groups of Richard J. Thompson: automorphisms and dynamics
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The automorphism groups of several of Thompson's countable groups of piecewise linear homeomorphisms of the line and circle are computed and it is shown that the outer automorphism groups of these groups are relatively small. These results can be interpreted as stability results for certain structures of PL functions o...
math
1,341
Disjunctive identities of finite groups and identities of regular representations
math.GR
In this paper we explicitly compute finite bases of disjunctive identities and finite bases of regular representations for a number of interesting finite groups.
math
1,342
Formal Languages and Infinite Groups
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This article is an introduction to formal languages from the point of view of combinatorial group theory. Group theoretic applications are included and language classes are defined algebraically.
math
1,343
A Shrinking Lemma for Indexed Languages
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This article presents a combinatorial result on indexed languages which was inspired by an attempt to understand the structure of groups with indexed language word problem. We show that a sufficiently long word in an indexed language can be written as a product of a uniformly bounded number of terms in such a way that ...
math
1,344
Generalized Small Cancellation Theory
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We present four generalized small cancellation conditions for finite presentations and solve the word- and conjugacy problem in each case. Our conditions $W$ and $W^*$ contain the non-metric small cancellation cases C(6), C(4)T(4), C(3)T(6) (see [LS]) but are considerably more general. $W$ also contains as a special ca...
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1,345
Commensurators of parabolic subgroups of Coxeter groups
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Let $(W,S)$ be a Coxeter system, and let $X$ be a subset of $S$. The subgroup of $W$ generated by $X$ is denoted by $W_X$ and is called a parabolic subgroup. We give the precise definition of the commensurator of a subgroup in a group. In particular, the commensurator of $W_X$ in $W$ is the subgroup of $w$ in $W$ such ...
math
1,346
Almost locally free groups and the genus question
math.GR
Sacerdote [Sa] has shown that the non-Abelian free groups satisfy precisely the same universal-existential sentences Th(F$_2$)$\cap \forall \exists $ in a first-order language L$_o$ appropriate for group theory. It is shown that in every model of Th(F$_2$)$\cap \forall \exists $ the maximal Abelian subgroups are elemen...
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1,347
Computing Nilpotent Quotients in Finitely Presented Lie Rings
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A nilpotent quotient algorithm for finitely presented Lie rings over Z (LieNQ) is described. The paper studies graded and non-graded cases separately. The algorithm computes the so-called nilpotent presentation for a finitely presented, nilpotent Lie ring. The nilpotent presentation consists of generators for the abeli...
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1,348
Finitely presented subgroups of automatic groups and their isoperimetric functions
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We describe a general technique for embedding certain amalgamated products into direct products. This technique provides us with a way of constructing a host of finitely presented subgroups of automatic groups which are not even asynchronously automatic. We can also arrange that such subgroups satisfy, at best, an expo...
math
1,349
Infinite products of finite simple groups
math.GR
We classify those sequences $\langle S_{n} \mid n \in \mathbb{N} \rangle$ of finite simple nonabelian groups such that the full product $\prod_{n} S_{n}$ has property (FA).
math
1,350
CSA groups and separated free constructions
math.GR
A group $G$ is said to be a {\it CSA}-group if all maximal abelian subgroups of $G$ are malnormal. The class of CSA groups is of interest because it contains torsion-free hyperbolic groups, groups acting freely on $\Lambda$-trees and groups with the same existential theory as free groups. CSA groups are also very close...
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1,351
Equations in a free Q-group
math.GR
In this work we investigate tensor completions of groups by associative rings, which were introduced by R.Lyndon and G.Baumslag in 1960s. The main result states that there exists an algorithm that decides if a given finite system of equations over a free ${\bf Q}$-group has a solution, and if it does, finds a solution....
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1,352
Hyperbolic groups and free constructions
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We investigate which free constructions (amalgamated products and HNN-extensions) over word hyperbolic groups produce groups that are again word hyperbolic. A complete answer is obtained for the case when the amalgamated subgroups are virtually cyclic. The results are applied, in particular, to show that a ${\bf Q}$-co...
math
1,353
Fixed points of endomorphisms of a free metabelian group
math.GR
We consider IA-endomorphisms (i.e., Identical in Abelianization) of a free metabelian group of finite rank, and give a matrix characterization of their fixed points which is similar to (yet different from) the well-known characterization of eigenvectors of a linear operator in a vector space. We then use our matrix cha...
math
1,354
Generalized primitive elements of a free group
math.GR
We study endomorphisms of a free group of finite rank by means of their action on specific sets of elements. In particular, we prove that every endomorphism of the free group of rank 2 which preserves an automorphic orbit (i.e., acts ``like an automorphism" on one particular orbit), is itself an automorphism. Then, we ...
math
1,355
Small cancellation groups and translation numbers
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In this paper we prove that C(4)-T(4)-P, C(3)-T(6)-P and C(6)-P small cancellation groups are translation dis crete in the strongest possible sense and that in these groups for any $g$ and any $n$ there is an algorithm deciding whether or not the equation $ x^n=g$ has a solution. There is also an algorithm for calculat...
math
1,356
Some non-finitely presented Lie Algebras
math.GR
Let $L$ be a free Lie algebra over a field $k$, $I$ a non-trivial proper ideal of $L$, $n>1$ an integer. The multiplicator $H_2(L/I^n,k)$ of $L/I^n$ is not finitely generated, and so in particular, $L/I^n$ is not finitely presented, even when $L/I$ is finite dimensional.
math
1,357
Rewriting Systems and Geometric 3-Manifolds
math.GR
The fundamental groups of most (conjecturally, all) closed 3-manifolds with uniform geometries have finite complete rewriting systems. The fundamental groups of a large class of amalgams of circle bundles also have finite complete rewriting systems. The general case remains open.
math
1,358
Pascal's Triangles in Abelian and Hyperbolic Groups
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Pascal's triangle will give the number of geodesics from the identity to each point of ${\bf Z}^2$ if you write it in each of the quadrants. Given a group $G$ and generating set $\cal G$ we take the {\it Pascal's function} $p_{\cal G}: G \to {\bf Z}_{\ge 0}$ to be the function which assigns to each $g\in G$ the number ...
math
1,359
Some definition of the Artin exponent of finite groups
math.GR
The Artin exponent induced from cyclic subgroups of finite groups was studied extensively by T.Y. Lam. A Burnside ring theoretic version of Lam's results for $p$-groups was given by the author in an earlier paper. Here we look at the Artin exponent induced from the elementary abelian subgroups of finite $p$-groups usin...
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1,360
Class 2 Moufang loops, small Frattini Moufang loops, and code loops
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Let $L$ be a Moufang loop which is centrally nilpotent of class 2. We first show that the nuclearly-derived subloop (normal associator subloop) $L^*$ of $L$ has exponent dividing 6. It follows that $L_p$ (the subloop of $L$ of elements of $p$-power order) is associative for $p>3$. Next, a loop $L$ is said to be a {\it ...
math
1,361
Fractional Isoperimetric Inequalities and subgroup distortion
math.GR
It is shown that there exist infinitely many non-integers $r>2$ such that the Dehn function of some finitely presented group is $\simeq n^r$. For each positive rational number $s$ we construct pairs of finitely presented groups $H\subset G$ such that the distortion of $H$ in $G$ is $\simeq n^s$. And for each $s\ge 1$ w...
math
1,362
Ping-Pong on Negatively Curved Groups
math.GR
We prove several generalisations of the ping-pong lemma for negatively curved groups.
math
1,363
Solvable Baumslag-Solitar Groups Are Not Almost Convex
math.GR
The arguments of Cannon, Floyd, Grayson and Thurston showing that solve geometry groups are not almost convex also show that solvable Baumslag-Solitar groups are not almost convex.
math
1,364
Regular geodesic normal forms in virtually abelian groups
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Cannon has given an example of a virtually abelian group and a generating set where the full language of geodesics is not regular. We describe a virtually abelian group and a generating set so that no regular language of geodesics surjects to the group.
math
1,365
Irreducible character degrees and normal subgroups
math.GR
Let N be a normal subgroup of a finite group G and consider the set cd(G|N) of degrees of irreducible characters of G whose kernels do not contain N. A number of theorems are proved relating the set cd(G|N) to the structure of N. For example, if N is solvable, its derived length is bounded above by a function of |cd(G|...
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1,366
Maximal subgroups of direct products
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We determine all maximal subgroups of the direct product $\sc G^n$ of $\sc n$ copies of a group~$\sc G$. If $\sc G$ is finite, we show that the number of maximal subgroups of~$\sc G^n$ is a quadratic function of~$\sc n$ if $\sc G$ is perfect, but grows exponentially otherwise. We~deduce a theorem of Wiegold about the g...
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1,367
Duality and Local Group Cohomology
math.GR
Recently, Meierfrankenfeld has published three theorems on the cohomology of a finitary module. They cover the local determination of complete reducibility; the local splitting of group extensions; and the representation of locally split extensions in the double dual. In this note we derive all three by combining a cer...
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1,368
Amenability, Bilipschitz Maps, and the Von Neumann conjecture
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We determine when a quasi-isometry between discrete spaces is at bounded distance from a bilipschitz map. From this we prove a geometric version of the Von Neumann conjecture on amenability. We also get some examples in geometric groups theory which show that the sign of the Euler characteristic is not a coarse invaria...
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1,369
A non-quasiconvexity embedding theorem for hyperbolic groups
math.GR
We show that if $G$ is a non-elementary torsion-free word hyperbolic group then there exists another word hyperbolic group $G^*$, such that $G$ is a subgroup of $G^*$ but $G$ is not quasiconvex in $G^*$.
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1,370
Parallel poly pushdown groups
math.GR
We define a class of groups based on parallel computations by pushdown automata. This class generalizes automatic groups. It includes the fundamental groups of all 3-manifolds which obey Thurston' s geometrization conjecture. It also includes nilpotent groups of arbitrary class and polynomial degree isoperimetric inequ...
math
1,371
The ubiquity of Thompson's group F in groups of piecewise linear homeomorphisms of the unit interval
math.GR
We show that Thompson's group F occurs with great frequency in the group of PL homeomorphisms of the unit interval.
math
1,372
Combinatorial methods: from groups to polynomial algebras
math.GR
Combinatorial methods (or methods of elementary transformations) came to group theory from low-dimensional topology in the beginning of the century. Soon after that, combinatorial group theory became an independent area with its own powerful techniques. On the other hand, combinatorial commutative algebra emerged in th...
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1,373
A language theoretic analysis of combings
math.GR
A group is combable if it can be represented by a language of words satisfying a fellow traveller property; an automatic group has a synchronous combing which is a regular language. This paper gives a systematic analysis of the properties of groups with combings in various formal language classes, and of the closure pr...
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1,374
Automatic groups associated with word orders other than shortlex
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The existing algorithm to compute and verify the automata associated with an automatic group deals only with the subclass of shortlex automatic groups. This paper describes the extension of the algorithm to deal with automatic groups associated with other word orders (the algorithm has now been implemented ) and report...
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1,375
On 2-generator subgroups of SO(3)
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We classify all subgroups of $SO(3)$ that are generated by two elements, each a rotation of finite order, about axes separated by an angle that is a rational multiple of $\pi$. In all cases we give a presentation of the subgroup. In most cases the subgroup is the free product, or the amalgamated free product, of cyclic...
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1,376
Automorphisms of generalized Thompson groups
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We look at the automorphisms of Thompson type groups of piecewise linear homeomorphisms of the real line or circle that use slopes that are integral powers of a fixed integer n with n>2. We show that large numbers of "exotic" automorphisms appear---automorphisms that are represented as conjugation by non-PL homeomorphi...
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1,377
An Endomorphism of a Finitely Generated Residually Finite Group
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Let $\phi:G\rightarrow G$ be an endomorphism of a finitely generated residually finite group. R.~Hirshon asked if there exists~$n$ such that the restriction of $\phi$ to $\phi^n(G)$ is injective. We give an example to show that this is not always the case.
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1,378
Doubles of groups and hyperbolic LERF 3-manifolds
math.GR
We show that the quasiconvex subgroups in doubles of certain negatively curved groups are closed in the profinite topology. This allows us to construct the first known large family of hyperbolic 3-manifolds such that any finitely generated subgroup of the fundamental group of any member of the family is closed in the p...
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1,379
Combinatorial problems about free groups and algebras
math.GR
This is a survey of recent progress in several areas of combinatorial algebra. We consider combinatorial problems about free groups, polynomial algebras, free associative and Lie algebras. Our main idea is to study automorphisms and, more generally, homomorphisms of various algebraic systems by means of their action on...
math
1,380
The automorphism tower of a free group
math.GR
We prove that the automorphism group of an arbitrary non-abelian free group is complete. It generalizes the result by J.Dyer and E.Formanek (1975) stating the completeness of automorphism group of finitely generated free groups. Using the description of involutions in automorphism groups of free groups (J. Dyer, P. Sco...
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1,381
Set theory is interpretable in the automorphism group of a free group
math.GR
In 1976 S. Shelah posed the following problem: for which variety V of algebras the automorphism group of any free algebra F from V of "large" infinite rank interprets by means of first-order logic set theory (according to his results, for every variety V the endomorphism semi-group of F interprets set theory if rank(F)...
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1,382
Bilinear maps and central extensions of abelian groups
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We show that every nilpotent group of class at most two may be embedded in a central extension of abelian groups with bilinear cocycle. The embedding is shown to depend only on the base group. Some refinements are obtained by considering the cohomological situation explicitly.
math
1,383
Automorphisms of one-relator groups
math.GR
It is a well-known fact that every group $G$ has a presentation of the form $G = F/R$, where $F$ is a free group and $R$ the kernel of the natural epimorphism from $F$ onto $G$. Driven by the desire to obtain a similar presentation of the group of automorphisms $Aut(G)$, we can consider the subgroup $Stab(R) \subseteq ...
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1,384
Quasi-isometrically embedded subgroups of Thompson's group F
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The goal of this paper is to construct quasi-isometrically embedded subgroups of Thompson's group $F$ which are isomorphic to $\fz^n$ for all $n$. A result estimating the norm of an element of Thompson's group is found. As a corollary, Thompson's group is seen to be an example of a finitely presented group which has an...
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1,385
Class Operators as Intertwining Maps into the Group Algebra
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With the aim of completing the previous study by A. Or{\l}owski and the author concerning intertwining maps between induced representations and conjugation representation, termed here weighted class operators, we compute the latter explicitely for the conjugation representation arising from the regular representation i...
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1,386
Absolutely closed nil-2 groups
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Using the description of dominions in the variety of nilpotent groups of class at most two, we give a characterization of which groups are absolutely closed in this variety. We use the general result to derive an easier characterization for some subclasses; e.g. an abelian group $G$ is absolutely closed in ${\cal N}_2$...
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1,387
Liftez les Sylows! Une suite à ``Sous-groupes periodiques d'un groupe stable''
math.GR
If $G$ is an omega-stable group with a normal definable subgroup $H$, then the Sylow-$2$-subgroups of $G/H$ are the images of the Sylow-$2$-subgroups of $G$.
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1,388
Dominions in varieties of nilpotent groups
math.GR
We investigate the concept of dominion (in the sense of Isbell) in several varieties of nilpotent groups. We obtain a full description of dominions in the variety of nilpotent groups of class at most two. Then we look at the behavior of dominions of subgroups of groups in ${\cal N}_2$ when taken in the context of ${\ca...
math
1,389
Automatic Groups and Knuth-Bendix with Infinitely Many Rules
math.GR
It is shown how to use a small finite state automaton in two variables in order to carry out part of the Knuth--Bendix process for rewriting words in a group. The main objective is to provide a substitute for the most space-demanding module of the existing software which attempts to find a shortlex-automatic structure ...
math
1,390
Dominions in finitely generated nilpotent groups
math.GR
In the first part, we prove that the dominion (in the sense of Isbell) of a subgroup of a finitely generated nilpotent group is trivial in the category of all nilpotent groups. In the second part, we show that the dominion of a subgroup of a finitely generated nilpotent group of class two is trivial in the category of ...
math
1,391
A generalized argument for dominions in varieties of groups
math.GR
An argument used to show that certain varieties of nilpotent groups have instances of nontrivial dominions is considered, and generalized. The same is done with the argument used to show that there are nontrivial dominions in the variety of metabelian groups, to suggest how this general technique may be used.
math
1,392
Dominions in the variety of metabelian groups
math.GR
This paper has been withdrawn. The results are now part of math.GR/9804072.
math
1,393
Nonsurjective epimorphisms in decomposable varieties of groups
math.GR
A full characterization of when a subgroup $H$ of a group $G$ in a varietal product ${\cal NQ}$ is epimorphically embedded in $G$ (in the variety ${\cal NQ}$) is given. From this, a result of S.~McKay is derived, which states that if ${\cal NQ}$ has instances of nonsurjective epimorphisms, then ${\cal N}$ also has inst...
math
1,394
Dominions in decomposable varieties
math.GR
Dominions, in the sense of Isbell, are investigated in the context of decomposable varieties of groups. An upper and lower bound for dominions in such a variety is given in terms of the two varietal factors, and the internal structure of the group being analyzed. Finally, the following result is established: If a varie...
math
1,395
Dominions in varieties generated by simple groups
math.GR
Let~$S$ be a finite nonabelian simple group, and let $H$ be a subgroup of $S$. In this work, the dominion (in the sense of Isbell) of $H$ in $S$ in rmVar(S)$ is determined, generalizing an example of B.H. Neumann. A necessary and sufficient condition for $H$ to be epimorphically embedded in $S$ is obtained. These resul...
math
1,396
A Bound for the Nilpotency Class of a Finite p-Group in terms of its Coexponent
math.GR
The coexponent of a finite p-group is introduced and we consider how the nilpotency class is bounded in terms of this invariant.
math
1,397
Boundaries of strongly accessible hyperbolic groups
math.GR
We consider splittings of groups over finite and two-ended subgroups. We study the combinatorics of such splittings using generalisations of Whitehead graphs. In the case of hyperbolic groups, we relate this to the topology of the boundary. In particular, we give a proof that the boundary of a one-ended strongly access...
math
1,398
Automatic groups, subgroups and cosets
math.GR
The history, definition and principal properties of automatic groups and their generalisations to subgroups and cosets are reviewed briefly, mainly from a computational perspective. A result about the asynchronous automaticity of an HNN extension is then proved and applied to an example that was proposed by Mark Sapir.
math
1,399
Hairdressing in groups: a survey of combings and formal languages
math.GR
A group is combable if it can be represented by a language of words satisfying a fellow traveller property; an automatic group has a synchronous combing which is a regular language. This article surveys results for combable groups, in particular in the case where the combing is a formal language.
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