On the Baker's map and the Simplicity of the Higher Dimensional Thompson Groups nV
Group Theory
2013-09-04 v1
Abstract
We show that the baker's map is a product of transpositions (particularly pleasant involutions), and conclude from this that an existing very short proof of the simplicity of Thompson's group V applies with equal brevity to the higher dimensional Thompson groups nV.
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@article{arxiv.0904.2624,
title = {On the Baker's map and the Simplicity of the Higher Dimensional Thompson Groups nV},
author = {Matthew G. Brin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.2624},
year = {2013}
}
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3 pages