On free subgroups in division rings

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Abstract: Let K be a field and let sigma be an automorphism and let delta be a sigma-derivation of K. Then we show that the multiplicative group of nonzero elements of the division ring D=K(x;sigma,delta) contains a free non-cyclic subgroup unless D is commutative, answering a special case of a conjecture of Lichtman. As an application, we show that division algebras formed by taking the Goldie ring of quotients of group algebras of torsion-free non-abelian solvable-by-finite groups always contain free non-cyclic subgroups.



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