Representations of infinite permutations by words
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Abstract:
We prove several cases of the following theorem: Every free group word which is not a proper power can represent every permutation of an infinite set. The remaining cases will be proved in a forthcoming paper of R. C. Lyndon.References
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Additional Information
- © Copyright 1987 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 100 (1987), 237-241
- MSC: Primary 20F05; Secondary 20B07
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1987-0884459-5
- MathSciNet review: 884459