On pro-unipotent groups satisfying the Golod–Shafarevich condition

Kassabov, M.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-02-06824-7

On pro-unipotent groups satisfying the Golod–Shafarevich condition
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by M. Kassabov

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 131 (2003), 329-336

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-02-06824-7

Published electronically: September 19, 2002

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Abstract:

We prove that a pro-unipotent group satisfying the Golod–Shafarevich condition contains a free non-abelian pro-unipotent group. Together with the result of A. Magid this implies that such a group is not linear.

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