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Discrete logarithms in free groups

Group Theory 2009-09-29 v2 Number Theory

Abstract

For the free group on n generators we prove that the discrete logarithm is distributed according to the standard Gaussian when the logarithm is renormalized appropriately.

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@article{arxiv.math/0408129,
  title  = {Discrete logarithms in free groups},
  author = {Yiannis N. Petridis and Morten S. Risager},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0408129},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

9 pages, 1 figure, Corrects a mistake in the Introduction and Section 1