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Groups with special presentations and star-graph $K_{3,3}$

Group Theory 2026-05-28 v1

Abstract

We consider a question of Edjvet and Vdovina concerning which groups defined by special presentations are large. For each integer n3n \ge 3, we construct an nn-generator one-relator presentation whose star graph is the complete bipartite graph Kn,nK_{n,n}; the resulting groups are large and hyperbolic. We also classify concise special presentations with star graph K3,3K_{3,3}, showing that they are one-relator presentations and that, up to Tietze equivalence, there are exactly twelve that define torsion-free groups. The torsion cases arise precisely as positive powers of the relators in the torsion-free cases, and define pairwise non-isomorphic groups that remain large and hyperbolic.

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@article{arxiv.2605.28366,
  title  = {Groups with special presentations and star-graph $K_{3,3}$},
  author = {Bridgette Amoako and Ihechukwu Chinyere and Bernard Bainson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.28366},
  year   = {2026}
}

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12 pages including references and Appendix