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Limits of Baumslag-Solitar groups

Group Theory 2010-02-10 v7

Abstract

We give a parametrization by mm-adic integers of the limits of Baumslag-Solitar groups (marked with a canonical set of generators). It is shown to be continuous and injective on the invertible mm-adic integers. We show that all such limits are extensions of a free group by a lamplighter group and all but possibly one are not finitely presented. Finally, we give presentations related to natural actions on trees.

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@article{arxiv.math/0507236,
  title  = {Limits of Baumslag-Solitar groups},
  author = {Luc Guyot and Yves Stalder},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0507236},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

24 pages; essentially equivalent to the version submitted to the editors after acceptance for publication; numerotation of statements is now coherent with the published version