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Identities with coefficients in simple compact Lie groups

Group Theory 2022-08-17 v1

Abstract

We conjecture that if GG is a simple compact Lie group with trivial center, then every dd-variable non-constant word map with coefficients in GG defines a non-constant function on GdG^d. We prove the conjecture for ArA_r, BrB_r, E6E_6, and G2G_2 using a ping-pong argument.

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@article{arxiv.2208.07418,
  title  = {Identities with coefficients in simple compact Lie groups},
  author = {Michael Larsen and Aner Shalev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.07418},
  year   = {2022}
}

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9 pages

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