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On the Andreadakis problem for subgroups of $IA\_n$

Algebraic Topology 2018-12-24 v2 Group Theory

Abstract

Let F_nF\_n be the free group on nn generators. Consider the group IA_nIA\_n of automorphisms of F_nF\_n acting trivially on its abelianization. There are two canonical filtrations on IA_nIA\_n: the first one is its lower central series Γ_\Gamma\_*; the second one is the Andreadakis filtration A_\mathcal A\_*, defined from the action on F_nF\_n. The Andreadakis problem consists in understanding the difference between these filtrations. Here, we show that they coincide when restricted to the subgroup of triangular automorphisms, and to the pure braid group.

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@article{arxiv.1809.07632,
  title  = {On the Andreadakis problem for subgroups of $IA\_n$},
  author = {Jacques Darné},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1809.07632},
  year   = {2018}
}
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