A matrix model for random nilpotent groups

Abstract: We study random torsion-free nilpotent groups generated by a pair of random words of length

e l l

in the standard generating set of

U_{n} (m a t h b b Z)

. Specifically, we give asymptotic results about the step properties of the group when the lengths of the generating words are functions of

n

. We show that the threshold function for asymptotic abelianness is

e l l = c s q r t n

, for which the probability approaches

e^{- 2 c^{2}}

, and also that the threshold function for having full-step, the same step as

U_{n} (m a t h b b Z)

, is between

c n^{2}

and

c n^{3}

.

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