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ON THE RESIDUAL FINITENESS OF CERTAIN POLYGONAL PRODUCTS OF FREE GROUPS

  • Kim, Goansu (Department of Mathematics Yeungnam University)
  • Received : 2015.10.27
  • Published : 2016.07.31
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Abstract

In general, polygonal products of free groups are not residually finite. Using the residual finiteness of polygonal products of nilpotent groups, we show that certain polygonal products of free groups are residually finite.

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