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Interval exchanges that do not embed in free groups

Dynamical Systems 2010-07-23 v1

Abstract

A disjoint rotation map is an interval exchange transformation (IET) on the unit interval that acts by rotation on a finite number of invariant subintervals. It is currently unknown whether the group E of all IETs possesses any non-abelian free subgroups. It is shown that it is not possible for a disjoint rotation map to occur in a subgroup of E that is isomorphic to a non-abelian free group.

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@article{arxiv.1007.3940,
  title  = {Interval exchanges that do not embed in free groups},
  author = {Christopher F. Novak},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.3940},
  year   = {2010}
}

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8 pages, 1 figure

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