On the 5/8 bound for non-Abelian Groups
Group Theory
2012-05-29 v2
Abstract
If we pick two elements of a non-abelian group at random, the odds this pair commutes is at most 5/8, so there is a "gap" between abelian and non-abelian groups \cite{G}. We prove a "topological" generalization estimating the odds a word presenting the fundamental group of an orientable surface is satisfied. This resolves a conjecture by Langley, Levitt and Rower.
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@article{arxiv.1205.4757,
title = {On the 5/8 bound for non-Abelian Groups},
author = {John Mangual},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.4757},
year = {2012}
}
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5 pages, 1 figure