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Commensurated subgroups in finitely generated branch groups

Group Theory 2016-07-27 v2

Abstract

A subgroup ΔΓ\Delta\leq \Gamma is commensurated if Δ:ΔγΔγ1<|\Delta:\Delta\cap \gamma\Delta\gamma^{-1}|<\infty for all γΓ\gamma\in \Gamma. We show a finitely generated branch group is just infinite if and only if every commensurated subgroup is either finite or of finite index. As a consequence, every commensurated subgroup of the Grigorchuk group is either finite or finite index.

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@article{arxiv.1602.00213,
  title  = {Commensurated subgroups in finitely generated branch groups},
  author = {Phillip Wesolek},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.00213},
  year   = {2016}
}

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