Filling Length in Finitely Presentable Groups

We study the filling length function for a finite presentation of a group , and interpret this function as an optimal bound on the length of the boundary loop as a van Kampen diagram is collapsed to the basepoint using a combinatorial notion of a null-homotopy. We prove that filling length is well behaved under change of presentation of . We look at 'AD-pairs' (f,g) for a finite presentation : that is, an isoperimetric function f and an isodiametric function g that can be realised simultaneously. We prove that the filling length admits a bound of the form [g+1][log (f+1)+1] whenever (f,g) is an AD-pair for . Further we show that (up to multiplicative constants) if is an isoperimetric function ( ) for a finite presentation then ( ) is an AD-pair. Also we prove that for all finite presentations filling length is bounded by an exponential of an isodiametric function.Partially supported by NSF grant DMS-9800158Supported by EPSRC Award No. 98001683 and Corpus Christi College, Oxford.     

Abelian Subgroups of Finitely Generated Kleinian Groups are Separable

By a Kleinian group we mean a discrete subgroup of PSL(2, C).We prove that abelian subgroups of finitely generated Kleiniangroups are separable. In other words, if M = H³/ is a hyperbolic3-orbifold, with finitely generated, then abelian subgroupsof are separable in . 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification20E26, 51M10, 57M05.     

Finitely Presented Subgroups of Automatic Groups and their Isoperimetric Functions

We describe a general technique for embedding certain amalgamatedproducts into direct products. This technique provides us witha way of constructing a host of finitely presented subgroupsof automatic groups which are not even asynchronously automatic.We can also arrange that such subgroups satisfy, at best, anexponential isoperimetric inequality.     

On Subgroups of Finite Index in Positively Finitely Generated Groups

This paper proves that a subgroup of finite index in a positivelyfinitely generated profinite group has maximal subgroup growthat most n^log(n). In particular such a subgroup cannot be free,answering a question by L. Pyber. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification20E28, 20P05.     

On Certain Automorphism Groups of Finitely Generated Groups

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Embedding Free Burnside Groups in Finitely Presented Groups

We construct an embedding of a free Burnside group B(m,n) of odd exponent n > 2⁴⁸ and rank m >1 in a finitely presented group with some special properties. The main application of this embedding is an easy construction of finitely presented nonamenable groups without noncyclic free subgroups (which provides a new finitely presented counterexample to the von Neumann problem on amenable groups). As another application, we construct weakly finitely presented groups of odd exponent n ≫ 1 which are not locally finite.     

Nilpotent Subgroups of Groups with All Subgroups Subnormal

It is proved that in groups with all subgroups subnormal everynilpotent subgroup is contained in a normal nilpotent subgroup.     

Asymptotic Cones of Finitely Generated Groups

Answering a question of Gromov [7], we shall present an exampleof a finitely generated group and two non-principal ultrafiltersA, B such that the asymptotic cones Con_A and Con_B are nothomeomorphic. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification 20F06,20F32.     

On Subgroups and Quotient Groups of L-fuzzy Topological Groups

In paper [1], it gave the concept and basic properties of L-fuzzy topological groups. This paper will enter the concept of quotient groups of L-fuzzy topological groups and will prove some properties of subgroups and quotient groups. The persent work is the continuation of [1] and hence all the conventions in [1] still hold good in the present paper.     

Approximate Subgroups of Linear Groups

We establish various results on the structure of approximate subgroups in linear groups such as SL _n (k) that were previously announced by the authors. For example, generalising a result of Helfgott (who handled the cases n = 2 and 3), we show that any approximate subgroup of SL_n(\mathbb F_q){{\rm SL}_{n}({\mathbb {F}}_{q})} which generates the group must be either very small or else nearly all of SL_n(\mathbb F_q){{\rm SL}_{n}({\mathbb {F}}_{q})}. The argument generalises to other absolutely almost simple connected (and non-commutative) algebraic groups G over an arbitrary field k and yields a classification of approximate subgroups of G(k). In a subsequent paper, we will give applications of this result to the expansion properties of Cayley graphs.     

伪辛群的Carter子群

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Abelian Subgroups of Garside Groups

In this article, we show that for every abelian subgroup H of a Garside group, some conjugate g ^?1 Hg consists of ultra summit elements and the centralizer of H is a finite index subgroup of the normalizer of H. Combining with the results on translation numbers in Garside groups, we obtain an easy proof of the algebraic flat torus theorem for Garside groups and solve several algorithmic problems concerning abelian subgroups of Garside groups.     

有限群的c-半置换子群

研究了有限群的结构问题,利用子群c-半置换和完全c-半置换的定义和性质,通过对有限群sylow子群的2-极大子群的研究,获得了有限群幂零、p-幂零的充分条件和另外两个决定群结构的充要条件.     

Autocommutator Subgroups of Finite Groups

We present some new results about the absolute center and autocommutator subgroup of a group, concepts which were introduced in an earlier paper.     

Isotropy Subgroups of Transformation Groups

In this paper we consider transitive actions of Lie groups on analytic manifolds. We study three cases of analytic manifolds and their corresponding transformation groups. Given a free action on the left, we define left orbit spaces and consider actions on the right by maximal compact subgroups. We show that these actions are transitive and find the corresponding isotropy subgroups. Further, we show that the left orbit spaces are reductive homogeneous spaces. This article thus forms the basis of a forthcoming paper on invariant differential operators on homogeneous manifolds. Partially supported by a Carver Research Initiative Grant.     

Closed Subgroups of Profinite Groups

Theorem 1 asserts that in a finitely generated prosoluble group,every subgroup of finite index is open. This generalises anold result of Serre about pro-p groups. It follows by a standardargument from Theorem 2: in a d-generator finite soluble group,every element of the derived group is equal to a product of72d² + 46d commutators. This result about finite soluble groupsis proved by induction on the order of the group, and is elementarythough rather intricate. The essence of the proof lies in reducingthe problem to one about the number of solutions of quadraticequations over a finite field. Corollaries include the following.Let be a finitely generated prosoluble group. Then each termof the lower central series of and each power subgroup ⁿ isclosed. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification: 20E18, 20D10.     

On Isoperimetric Profiles of Finitely Generated Groups

We find up to multiplicative constant isoperimetric profiles of wreath products and related groups. Those are the first examples where the explicitly calculated asymptotics of isoperimetric profile is neither polynomial nor exponential.