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Surjectivity of certain word maps on SU(2) and SL(2,C)

Group Theory 2026-05-28 v1

Abstract

In this article, we show the surjectivity of word maps w from SU(2)* SU(2) to SU(2) induced by several families of words in the free group of rank 2. Also, we prove the surjectivity of certain word maps on SL(2,C).

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@article{arxiv.2605.28039,
  title  = {Surjectivity of certain word maps on SU(2) and SL(2,C)},
  author = {Shilpa Rani},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.28039},
  year   = {2026}
}