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Positive one-relator groups

Gilbert Baumslag

Year: 1971 Journal:   Transactions of the American Mathematical Society Vol: 156 (0)Pages: 165-183   Publisher: American Mathematical Society

Abstract

A group G which can be defined by a single relation in which there are no negative exponents is residually solvable. If G is also torsion-free then it is locally indicable and hence its integral group ring has no zero divisors.

Keywords:
Mathematics Torsion (gastropod) Pure mathematics Combinatorics Surgery

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Citation History

Topics

Rings, Modules, and Algebras
Physical Sciences →  Mathematics →  Algebra and Number Theory
Advanced Topics in Algebra
Physical Sciences →  Mathematics →  Algebra and Number Theory
Finite Group Theory Research
Physical Sciences →  Mathematics →  Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics

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