Linear groups - Malcev's theorem and Selberg's lemma
Group Theory
2013-06-12 v1
Abstract
An account of two fundamental facts concerning finitely generated linear groups: Malcev's theorem on residual finiteness, and Selberg's lemma on virtual torsion-freeness.
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@article{arxiv.1306.2385,
title = {Linear groups - Malcev's theorem and Selberg's lemma},
author = {Bogdan Nica},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1306.2385},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
Notes for a seminar talk, December 2011. Revised June 2013. Comments are welcome!