Random Groups at Density $d<1/2$: Sharp Length Inequalities for Generalized Torsion and a Fixed-width Exclusion via First-order Transfer
Abstract
Let be a random group in Gromov's density model with . We prove a sharp quantitative constraint on products of conjugates equal to the identity: for every and , with overwhelming probability as , any tight word (with as a word) satisfies the inequality The proof is a short van Kampen diagram argument: Ollivier's sharp isoperimetric inequality forces a 2-cell contributing a large portion of its boundary to the outer boundary, and a simple boundary block-counting estimate yields this corridor-type lower bound. As consequences we obtain uniform short-witness exclusions and width--length tradeoffs for generalized torsion at every density . We also deduce that random groups have no generalized torsion of any fixed width as a corollary of the recent first-order transfer theorem of Kharlampovich, Miasnikov, and Sklinos.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.02183,
title = {Random Groups at Density $d<1/2$: Sharp Length Inequalities for Generalized Torsion and a Fixed-width Exclusion via First-order Transfer},
author = {Hyungryul Baik},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.02183},
year = {2026}
}
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