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Words with few values in finite simple groups

Group Theory 2012-05-10 v2

Abstract

We construct words with small image in a given finite alternating or unimodular group. This shows that word width in these groups is unbounded in general.

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@article{arxiv.1112.5484,
  title  = {Words with few values in finite simple groups},
  author = {Martin Kassabov and Nikolay Nikolov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.5484},
  year   = {2012}
}

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7 pages

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