The Schur multiplier of a nilpotent group

Webb, Ursula Martin

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1985-0800261-7

The Schur multiplier of a nilpotent group
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by Ursula Martin Webb

Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 291 (1985), 755-763

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1985-0800261-7

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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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