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The Tits alternative for generalized triangle groups of type (3,4,2)

Group Theory 2010-12-14 v1

Abstract

A generalized triangle group is a group that can be presented in the form G=<x,yxp=yq=w(x,y)r=1>G = < x,y | x^p=y^q=w(x,y)^r=1>, where p,q,r2p,q,r\geq 2 and w(x,y)w(x,y) is a cyclically reduced word of length at least 2 in the free product ZpZq=<x,yxp=yq=1>\Z_p*\Z_q=< x,y | x^p=y^q=1>. Rosenberger has conjectured that every generalized triangle group GG satisfies the Tits alternative. It is known that the conjecture holds except possibly when the triple (p,q,r)(p,q,r) is one of (2,3,2),(2,4,2),(2,5,2),(3,3,2),(3,4,2)(2,3,2), (2,4,2),(2,5,2),(3,3,2),(3,4,2), or (3,5,2)(3,5,2). In this paper we show that the Tits alternative holds in the case (p,q,r)=(3,4,2)(p,q,r)=(3,4,2).

Cite

@article{arxiv.math/0603682,
  title  = {The Tits alternative for generalized triangle groups of type (3,4,2)},
  author = {James Howie and Gerald Williams},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0603682},
  year   = {2010}
}

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