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Large mapping tori of free group endomorphisms

Group Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We present an algorithm which, given any finite presentation of a group as input, will terminate with answer yes if and only if the group is large. We use this to prove that a mapping torus of a finitely generated free group automorphism is large if it contains the integers times the integers as a subgroup of infinite index. We then extend this result to mapping tori of finitely generated free group endomorphisms, as well as showing that such a group is large if it contains a Baumslag-Solitar group of infinite index and has a finite index subgroup with first Betti number at least 2. We also show that if a group possesses a deficiency 1 presentation where one of the relators is a commutator then it is the integers times the integers, or it is large, or it is as far as possible from being residually finite.

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@article{arxiv.math/0511715,
  title  = {Large mapping tori of free group endomorphisms},
  author = {J. O. Button},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0511715},
  year   = {2007}
}

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41 pages with no figures

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