English

Andrews-Curtis and Nielsen equivalence relations on some infinite groups

Group Theory 2016-02-09 v2

Abstract

The Andrews-Curtis conjecture asserts that, for a free group FnF_n of rank nn and a free basis (x1,...,xn)(x_1,...,x_n), any normally generating tuple (y1,...,yn)(y_1,...,y_n) is Andrews-Curtis equivalent to (x1,...,xn)(x_1,...,x_n). This equivalence corresponds to the actions of AutFn\operatorname{Aut}F_n and of FnF_n on normally generating nn-tuples. The equivalence corresponding to the action of AutFn\operatorname{Aut}F_n on generating nn-tuples is called Nielsen equivalence. The conjecture for arbitrary finitely generated group has its own importance to analyse potential counter-examples to the original conjecture. We study the Andrews-Curtis and Nielsen equivalence in the class of finitely generated groups for which every maximal subgroup is normal, including nilpotent groups and Grigorchuk groups.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.1304.2668,
  title  = {Andrews-Curtis and Nielsen equivalence relations on some infinite groups},
  author = {Aglaia Myropolska},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.2668},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

Accepted to Journal of Group Theory