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On non-uniformly simple groups

Group Theory 2011-07-27 v1

Abstract

Suppose GG is a simple group. For any nontrivial elements gg and hh, gg can be written as a finite product of conjugates of hh or the inverse of hh. G is called uniformly simple if the length of such an expression is uniformly bounded. We show that the infinite alternating group is non-uniformly simple and evaluate how the length of such an expression is unbounded.

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@article{arxiv.1107.5125,
  title  = {On non-uniformly simple groups},
  author = {Hiroki Kodama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.5125},
  year   = {2011}
}
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