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The Schur multiplier of a nilpotent group
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Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 291 (1985), 755-763 Request permission

Abstract:

In this paper we obtain upper and lower bounds for the rank of the Schur multiplier of a nilpotent group in terms of the nilpotency class and the number of generators and rank of the derived quotient.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1985 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 291 (1985), 755-763
  • MSC: Primary 20J05; Secondary 20F18
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1985-0800261-7
  • MathSciNet review: 800261