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We completely classify the possible divergence functions for right-angled Coxeter groups (RACGs). In particular, we show that the divergence of any such group is either polynomial, exponential or infinite. We prove that a RACG is strongly…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2022-08-16 Ivan Levcovitz

In a partially ordered semigroup with the duality (or polarity) transform, it is possible to define a generalisation of continued fractions. General sufficient conditions for convergence of continued fractions with deterministic terms are…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2014-09-08 Ilya Molchanov

We consider sequences of finitely generated discrete subgroups Gamma_i=rho_i(Gamma) of a rank 1 Lie group G, where the representations rho_i are not necessarily faithful. We show that, for algebraically convergent sequences (Gamma_i),…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2007-08-21 Michael Kapovich

Minimum divergence estimators provide a natural choice of estimators in a statistical inference problem. Different properties of various families of these divergence measures such as Hellinger distance, power divergence, density power…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-08 Subhrajyoty Roy , Supratik Basu , Abhik Ghosh , Ayanendranath Basu

We construct a new family of groups that is non-contracting and weakly regular branch over the derived subgroup. This gives the first example of an infinite family of groups acting on a $d$-adic tree, with $d \geq 2$, with these properties.

Group Theory · Mathematics 2020-05-21 Marialaura Noce

If $\G$ is a finitely generated group with generators $\{g_1,...,g_j\}$ then an infinite order element $f \in \G$ is a {\em distortion element} of $\G$ provided $\displaystyle{\liminf_{n \to \infty} |f^n|/n = 0,}$ where $|f^n|$ is the word…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2007-05-23 John Franks , Michael Handel

We prove that there exist finitely presented, residually finite groups that are profinitely rigid in the class of all finitely presented groups but not in the class of all finitely generated groups. These groups are of the form $\Gamma…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-04-15 M. R. Bridson , A. W. Reid , R. Spitler

We compute the numbers g(n,2,2) of nilpotent groups of order n, of class at most 2 generated by at most 2 generators, by giving an explicit formula for the Dirichlet generating function \sum_{n=1}^\infty g(n,2,2)n^{-s}.

Group Theory · Mathematics 2009-11-04 Christopher Voll

A finitely generated solvable group with unbounded iterated identity is constructed.

Group Theory · Mathematics 2018-08-03 Roman Mikhailov

It is shown that a finitely generated branch group has Serre's property (FA) if and only if it does not surject onto the infinite cyclic group or the infinite dihedral group. An example of a finitely generated self-similar branch group…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Thomas Delzant , Rostislav Grigorchuk

In this work we introduce a family of transformations, named \textit{divergence transformations}, interpolating between any pair of probability density functions sharing the same support. We prove the remarkable property that the whole…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-12-15 Razvan Gabriel Iagar , David Puertas-Centeno , Elio V. Toranzo

We construct examples of finitely generated decidable group presentations that satisfy certain combinations of solvability for the word problem, solvability for the bounded word problem, and computablity for the Dehn function. We prove that…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2013-01-16 Desmond Cummins

The pro-isomorphic zeta function of a finitely generated nilpotent group $\Gamma$ is a Dirichlet generating function that enumerates finite-index subgroups whose profinite completion is isomorphic to that of $\Gamma$. Such zeta functions…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2016-04-25 Mark N. Berman , Benjamin Klopsch , Uri Onn

We provide polynomial lower bounds for residual finiteness of residually finite, finitely generated solvable groups that admit infinite order elements in the Fitting subgroup of strict distortion at least exponential. For this class of…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2019-12-03 Mark Pengitore

The class of finitely presented algebras over a field $K$ with a set of generators $a_{1},..., a_{n}$ and defined by homogeneous relations of the form $a_{1}a_{2}... a_{n} =a_{\sigma (a)} a_{\sigma (2)} ... a_{\sigma (n)}$, where $\sigma$…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2008-10-03 F. Cedo , E. Jespers , J. Okninksi

We construct the first examples of finitely presented groups with quadratic Dehn function containing a finitely generated infinite torsion subgroup. These examples are "optimal" in the sense that the Dehn function of any such finitely…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2020-10-13 Francis Wagner

In this paper, we describe the structure of finite groups whose element orders or proper (abelian) subgroup orders form an arithmetic progression of ratio $r\geq 2$. This extends the case $r=1$ studied in previous papers \cite{1,8,4}.

Group Theory · Mathematics 2020-03-24 Marius Tărnăuceanu

We construct the first example of a finitely-presented, residually-finite group that contains an infinite sequence of non-isomorphic finitely-presented subgroups such that each of the inclusion maps induces an isomorphism of profinite…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2015-01-08 Martin R. Bridson

We construct the first examples of an algorithmically complex finitely presented residually finite groups and first examples of finitely presented residually finite groups with arbitrarily large (recursive) Dehn function and depth function.…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2013-03-25 O. Kharlampovich , A. Myasnikov , M. Sapir

Let $M$ be a finite von Neumann algebra. In the first part, we give asymptotic results about $M$-stable sequences of weak*-continuous mappings which are related with operators belonging to $M$. In the second part, we extend, by a shorter…

Operator Algebras · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Gilles Cassier