On uniform exponential growth for solvable groups
Group Theory
2007-05-23 v2
Abstract
Using a theorem of J. Groves we give a ping-pong proof of Osin's uniform exponential growth for solvable groups. We discuss slow exponential growth and show that this phenomenon disappears as one passes to a finite index subgroup.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/0602076,
title = {On uniform exponential growth for solvable groups},
author = {Emmanuel Breuillard},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0602076},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
minor changes: the connection with the Lehmer conjecture is explicited