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Subgroup Separability of Artin Groups

Group Theory 2021-05-10 v4

Abstract

We find a condition on the underlying graph of an Artin group that fully determines if it is subgroup separable. As a consequence, an Artin group is subgroup separable if and only if it can be obtained from Artin groups of ranks at most 2 via a finite sequence of free products and direct products with the infinite cyclic group. This result generalizes the Metaftsis-Raptis criterion for Right-Angled Artin groups.

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@article{arxiv.2010.13222,
  title  = {Subgroup Separability of Artin Groups},
  author = {Kisnney Almeida and Igor Lima},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.13222},
  year   = {2021}
}

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15 pages, to be published in Journal of Algebra

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