Finite approximation and commutators in free groups.

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2004.06.035MaRDI QIDQ1887466zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Anatole Khelif

Publication date 26 November 2004

Published in Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalgebra.2004.06.035

zbMATH Keywords

commutatorsequationsfinite approximationsfree groupsprofinite topology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Free nonabelian groups (20E05) Limits, profinite groups (20E18) Word problems, other decision problems, connections with logic and automata (group-theoretic aspects) (20F10) Commutator calculus (20F12)

Review text

Let \(F=F_m\) be a free group of rank \(m\) with the set \(A=\{a_1,\dots,a_m\}\) of free generators, and let \(w(x_1,\dots,x_n,a_1,\dots,a_m)=1\) be an equation over \(F\). A class \(\mathcal G\) of such equations is said to be finitely approximable when each equation from \(\mathcal G\) has a solution in \(F\) if and only if it has a solution in every finite quotient of \(F\). It is well known that every equation of the form \(x^{-1}gx=f\) (``conjugacy), or of the form \(x^k=f\) (``power), where \(g,f \in F\), is finitely approximable. It was shown by the author and T. Coulbois, answering a question by G. Sabbagh, that in general there exist not finitely approximable equations. The aim of the paper under review is to prove that the equation \([x_1,x_2]=g\), \(g\in F\), is finitely approximable. In other words, the author proves that the set of commutators of \(F\) is closed for the profinite topology.

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