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Growth series for the commutator subgroup


Authors: Mark Pollicott and Richard Sharp
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 124 (1996), 1329-1335
MSC (1991): Primary 20F05, 58F15
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-96-03362-X
MathSciNet review: 1327036
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Abstract: In this paper we study growth series associated to commutator subgroups of surface groups. We conclude that these growth series are not rational.

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Mark Pollicott
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Warwick University, Coventry, CV4 7AL, England
Address at time of publication: Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, England

Richard Sharp
Affiliation: School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary and Westfield College, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, England
Address at time of publication: Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Man- chester M13 9PL, England

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-96-03362-X
Received by editor(s): April 1, 1994
Additional Notes: The first author was supported by The Royal Society through a University Research Fellowship.
The second author was supported by the UK SERC under grant number GR/G51930.
Dedicated: Dedicated to William Parry on the occasion of his 60th birthday
Communicated by: Ronald M. Solomon
Article copyright: © Copyright 1996 American Mathematical Society

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