Normal generation and $\ell^2$-betti numbers of groups

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2011-08-11

arxiv.org/abs/1108.2411v2

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Group Theory

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The \emph{normal rank} of a group is the minimal number of elements whose normal closure coincides with the group. We study the relation between the normal rank of a group and its first $\ell^2$-Betti number and conjecture that inequality $\beta_1^{(2)}(G)$ does not exceed normal rank minus 1 for torsion free groups. The conjecture is proved for limits of left-orderable amenable groups. On the other hand, for every $n\ge 2$ and every $\e>0$, we give an example of a simple group $Q$ (with torsion) such that $\beta_1^{(2)}(Q) \geq n-1-\epsilon$. These groups also provide examples of simple groups of rank exactly $n$ for every $n\ge 2$; existence of such examples for $n> 3$ was unknown until now.

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