Distortion in Free Nilpotent Groups
Group Theory
2010-09-15 v1
Abstract
We prove that a subgroup of a finitely generated free nilpotent group F is undistorted if and only if it is a retract of a subgroup of finite index in F.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1009.2730,
title = {Distortion in Free Nilpotent Groups},
author = {Tara Davis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.2730},
year = {2010}
}