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A question of B. Plotkin about the semigroup of endomorphisms of a free group
Author(s):
Edward
Formanek
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc.
130
(2002),
935-937.
MSC (2000):
Primary 20E05
Posted:
September 14, 2001
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Abstract:
Let be a free group of finite rank , let be the semigroup of endomorphisms of , and let be the group of automorphisms of . Theorem. If is an automorphism of , then there is an such that for all .
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Additional Information:
Edward
Formanek
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
Email:
formanek@math.psu.edu
DOI:
10.1090/S0002-9939-01-06155-X
PII:
S 0002-9939(01)06155-X
Keywords:
Free group,
endomorphism,
automorphism
Received by editor(s):
October 2, 2000
Posted:
September 14, 2001
Additional Notes:
The author was partially supported by the NSF
Communicated by:
Stephen D. Smith
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2001,
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