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Algorithms for experimenting with Zariski dense subgroups

Group Theory 2019-05-09 v3

Abstract

We give a method to describe all congruence images of a finitely generated Zariski dense group HSL(n,Z)H \leq \mathrm{SL}(n, \mathbb{Z}). The method is applied to obtain efficient algorithms for solving this problem in odd prime degree nn; if n=2n=2 then we compute all congruence images only modulo primes. We propose a separate method that works for all nn as long as HH contains a known transvection. The algorithms have been implemented in GAP, enabling computer experiments with important classes of linear groups that have recently emerged.

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@article{arxiv.1711.02147,
  title  = {Algorithms for experimenting with Zariski dense subgroups},
  author = {Alla Detinko and Dane Flannery and Alexander Hulpke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.02147},
  year   = {2019}
}
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