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Word length versus lower central series depth for surface groups and RAAGs

Group Theory 2024-02-08 v3 Geometric Topology

Abstract

For surface groups and right-angled Artin groups, we prove lower bounds on the shortest word in the generators representing a nontrivial element of the kth term of the lower central series.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2307.04882,
  title  = {Word length versus lower central series depth for surface groups and RAAGs},
  author = {Justin Malestein and Andrew Putman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.04882},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

11 pages, 4 figures, minor revision; to appear in Groups Geom. Dyn

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