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A continuum of non-isomorphic 3-generator groups with probabilistic law $x^n=1$

Group Theory 2025-10-03 v2

Abstract

In this paper we construct a continuum family of non-isomorphic 3-generator groups in which the identity xn=1x^n = 1 holds with probability 1, while failing to hold universally in each group. This resolves a recent question about the relationship between probabilistic and universal satisfaction of group identities. Our construction uses nn-periodic products of cyclic groups of order nn and two-generator relatively free groups satisfying identities of the form [xpn,ypn]n=1[x^{pn}, y^{pn}]^n = 1. We prove that in each of these products, the probability of satisfying xn=1x^n = 1 is equal to 1, despite the fact that the identity does not hold throughout any of these groups.

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@article{arxiv.2504.20591,
  title  = {A continuum of non-isomorphic 3-generator groups with probabilistic law $x^n=1$},
  author = {V. S. Atabekyan and A. A. Bayramyan and V. H. Mikaelian},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.20591},
  year   = {2025}
}