The lower central series of the group ⟨𝑥,𝑦: 𝑥^{𝑝}=1⟩

The lower central series of the group $\langle x, y:$ $x^{p}=1\rangle$
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 66 (1977), 197-201

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1977-0480751-0

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In this paper we determine the Lie algebra associated to the lower central series of the group $\langle x,y:{x^p} = 1\rangle$, p a prime.

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