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On the probability of satisfying a word in a group

Group Theory 2007-05-23 v2

Abstract

We show that for any finite group GG and for any dd there exists a word wFdw\in F_{d} such that a dd-tuple in GG satisfies ww if and only if it generates a solvable subgroup. In particular, if GG itself is not solvable, then it cannot be obtained as a quotient of the one relator group Fd/<w>F_{d}/<w>. As a corollary, the probability that a word is satisfied in a fixed non-solvable group can be made arbitrarily small, answering a question of Alon Amit.

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@article{arxiv.math/0504312,
  title  = {On the probability of satisfying a word in a group},
  author = {Miklos Abert},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0504312},
  year   = {2007}
}

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Added content. A more general theorem is proved