Alternating quotients of free groups.
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Abstract: We strengthen Marshall Hall's Theorem to show that free groups are locally extended residually alternating. Let F be any free group of rank at least two, let H be a finitely generated subgroup of infinite index in F and let {g_1,...,g_n} be a finite subset of F-H. Then there is a surjection f from F to a finite alternating group such that f(g_i) is not in f(H) for any i. The techniques of this paper can also provide symmetric quotients.
Summary: We strengthen Marshall Hall's theorem to show that free groups are locally extended residually alternating. Let \(F\) be any free group of rank at least two, let \(H\) be a finitely generated subgroup of infinite index in \(F\) and let \(\{\gamma_1,\dots,\gamma_n\}\subseteq F\setminus H\) be a finite subset. Then there is a surjection \(f\) from \(F\) to a finite alternating group such that \(f(\gamma_i)\not\in f(H)\) for any \(i\). The techniques of this paper can also provide symmetric quotients.
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