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On residually finite groups with Engel-like conditions

Group Theory 2016-09-06 v1

Abstract

Let m,nm,n be positive integers. Suppose that GG is a residually finite group in which for every element xGx \in G there exists a positive integer q=q(x)mq=q(x) \leqslant m such that xqx^q is nn-Engel. We show that GG is locally virtually nilpotent. Further, let ww be a multilinear commutator and GG a residually finite group in which for every product of at most 896896 ww-values xx there exists a positive integer q=q(x)q=q(x) dividing mm such that xqx^q is nn-Engel. Then w(G)w(G) is locally virtually nilpotent.

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@article{arxiv.1505.04468,
  title  = {On residually finite groups with Engel-like conditions},
  author = {Raimundo Bastos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1505.04468},
  year   = {2016}
}

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9 pages

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