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Infinite cyclic verbal subgroups of relatively free groups

Author(s): A. Storozhev
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 124 (1996), 2953-2954.
MSC (1991): Primary 20E10, 20F06
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Abstract: We prove that there exist a relatively free group $H$ and a word $w(x,y)$ in two variables such that the verbal subgroup of $H$ defined by $w(x,y)$ is an infinite cyclic group whereas $w(x,y)$ has only one nontrivial value in $H$.


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A. Storozhev
Affiliation: Australian Mathematics Trust, University of Canberra, PO Box 1, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia
Email: ans@amt.canberra.edu.au

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-96-03521-6
PII: S 0002-9939(96)03521-6
Received by editor(s): March 6, 1995
Communicated by: Ronald M. Solomon
Copyright of article: Copyright 1996, American Mathematical Society


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