Detecting large groups

Details Detecting large groups Detecting large groups

2007-02-20

arxiv.org/abs/math/0702571v1

Mathematics

Group Theory

31 pages, 2 figures

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Let G be a finitely presented group, and let p be a prime. Then G is 'large' (respectively, 'p-large') if some normal subgroup with finite index (respectively, index a power of p) admits a non-abelian free quotient. This paper provides a variety of new methods for detecting whether G is large or p-large. These relate to the group's profinite and pro-p completions, to its first L2-Betti number and to the existence of certain finite index subgroups with 'rapid descent'. The paper draws on new topological and geometric techniques, together with a result on error-correcting codes.

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