Growth sequences - a counterexample (Q1079587)

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    Growth sequences - a counterexample (English)
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    1985
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    For an algebra A let d(A) be the least cardinality of a generating set of A. Putting \(A^ 1=A\), \(A^{n+1}=A^ n\times A\), \(n=1,2,..\). the sequence \(\{d(A^ n)|\) \(n\in {\mathbb{N}}\}\) is called the growth sequence of A. According to \textit{H. Riedel} [Algebra Univers. 20, 90-95 (1985; Zbl 0562.08003)], \(\lim_{n\to \infty}d(A^ n)=\infty\) for any finite algebra A (e.g., for a finite group A), but \(\{d(A^ n)\}\) is convergent for any finitely generated infinite simple group A; see \textit{J. Wiegold} and \textit{J. Wilson} [Arch. Math. 30, 337-343 (1978; Zbl 0405.20042)]. In this note A is considered to be a lattice-ordered group. So then \(A^{n+1}=A^ n\times A:\) \((f_ 1,a_ 1)\leq (f_ 2,a_ 2)\) iff \(f_ 1\leq f_ 2\) in \(A^ n\) and \(a_ 1\leq a_ 2\) in A; here \(\leq\) denotes the order associated (inductively) with the lattice \(A^{n+1}\) (and with \(A^ n\) and A also). The authors prove that \(\lim_{n\to \infty}d(A^ n)\) exists for any finitely generated lattice-ordered group A and is \(\leq 2d(A)\).
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    generating set
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    growth sequence
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    lattice-ordered group
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    finitely generated lattice-ordered group
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