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On a series of finite automata defining free transformation groups

Group Theory 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We introduce two series of finite automata starting from the so-called Aleshin and Bellaterra automata. We prove that each automaton in the first series defines a free non-Abelian group while each automaton in the second series defines the free product of groups of order 2. Furthermore, these properties are shared by disjoint unions of any number of distinct automata from either series.

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@article{arxiv.math/0604328,
  title  = {On a series of finite automata defining free transformation groups},
  author = {Mariya Vorobets and Yaroslav Vorobets},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0604328},
  year   = {2007}
}

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36 pages, 8 figures