Geometry and arithmetic of verbal dynamical systems on simple groups (with an appendix by Nathan Jones) (Q531902)
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Geometry and arithmetic of verbal dynamical systems on simple groups (with an appendix by Nathan Jones) (English)
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21 April 2011
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Summary: We study dynamical systems arising from word maps on simple groups. We develop a geometric method based on the classical trace map for investigating periodic points of such systems. These results lead to a new approach to the search of Engel-like sequences of words in two variables which characterize finite solvable groups. They also give rise to some new phenomena and concepts in the arithmetic of dynamical systems.
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solvable group
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word map
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trace map
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dynamical system
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periodic point
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elliptic curve
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