Probabilistically nilpotent groups

DOI10.1090/PROC/13867zbMATH Open1427.20036arXiv1801.07197OpenAlexW2962818975MaRDI QIDQ3132786FDOQ3132786

Authors: Aner Shalev 

Publication date: 30 January 2018

Published in: Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show that, for a finitely generated residually finite group $Gamma$, the word $[x_1,ldots,x_k]$ is a probabilistic identity of $Gamma$ if and only if $Gamma$ is virtually nilpotent of class less than $k$. Related results, generalizations and problems are also discussed.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.07197

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Residual properties and generalizations; residually finite groups (20E26) Generators, relations, and presentations of groups (20F05) Nilpotent groups (20F18) Probabilistic methods in group theory (20P05)

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