On minimal finite quotients of outer automorphism groups of free groups

zbMATH Open1233.20024arXiv0912.3645MaRDI QIDQ3089313FDOQ3089313

Authors: Mattia Mecchia, Bruno Zimmermann 

Publication date: 24 August 2011

Abstract: We prove that, for n=3 and 4, the minimal nonabelian finite factor group of the outer automorphism group Out F_n of a free group of rank n is the linear group PSL_n(Z_2) (conjecturally, this may remain true for arbitrary rank n > 2). We also discuss some computational results on low index subgroups of Aut F_n and Out F_n, for n = 3 and 4, using presentations of these groups.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0912.3645

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zbMATH Keywords

free groupsautomorphism groupsfinite simple factor groupsminimal factor groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Free nonabelian groups (20E05) Automorphism groups of groups (20F28)

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