Isomorphisms of Brin-Higman-Thompson groups.

Abstract: Let

m, m^{'}, r, r^{'}, t, t^{'}

be positive integers with

r, r^{'} g e 2

. Let

L_{r}

denote the ring that is universal with an invertible

1 i m e s r

matrix. Let

M_{m} (L_{r}^{o t i m e s t})

denote the ring of

m i m e s m

matrices over the tensor product of

t

copies of

L_{r}

. In a natural way,

M_{m} (L_{r}^{o t i m e s t})

is a partially ordered ring with involution. Let

P U_{m} (L_{r}^{o t i m e s t})

denote the group of positive unitary elements. We show that

P U_{m} (L_{r}^{o t i m e s t})

is isomorphic to the Brin-Higman-Thompson group

t V_{r, m}

; the case

t = 1

was found by Pardo, that is,

P U_{m} (L_{r})

is isomorphic to the Higman-Thompson group

V_{r, m}

. We survey arguments of Abrams, 'Anh, Bleak, Brin, Higman, Lanoue, Pardo, and Thompson that prove that

t^{'} V_{r^{'}, m^{'}} c o n g t V_{r, m}

if and only if

r^{'} = r

,

t^{'} = t

and

g c d (m^{'}, r^{'} - 1) = g c d (m, r - 1)

(if and only if

M_{m^{'}} (L_{r^{'}}^{o t i m e s t^{'}})

and

M_{m} (L_{r}^{o t i m e s t})

are isomorphic as partially ordered rings with involution).

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