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A combinatorial problem in infinite groups

Group Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Let ww be a word in the free group of rank nNn \in \mathbb{N} and let V(w)\mathcal{V}(w) be the variety of groups defined by the law w=1w=1. Define V(w)\mathcal{V}(w^*) to be the class of all groups GG in which for any infinite subsets X1,...,XnX_1, ..., X_n there exist xiXix_i \in X_i, 1in1\leq i\leq n, such that w(x1,...,xn)=1w(x_1, ..., x_n)=1. Clearly, V(w)FV(w)\mathcal{V}(w) \cup \mathcal{F} \subseteq \mathcal{V}(w^*); F\mathcal{F} being the class of finite groups. In this paper, we investigate some words ww and some certain classes P\mathcal{P} of groups for which the equality (V(w)F)P=PV(w)(\mathcal{V}(w) \cup \mathcal{F})\cap \mathcal{P}= \mathcal{P} \cap \mathcal{V}(w^*) holds.

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@article{arxiv.math/0212017,
  title  = {A combinatorial problem in infinite groups},
  author = {Alireza Abdollahi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0212017},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

8 pages, to appear in Bull. Malaysian Math. Soc