Solution to the Burnside Problem
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Publication:6208720
arXiv0803.1612MaRDI QIDQ6208720FDOQ6208720
Authors: Seymour Bachmuth 
Publication date: 11 March 2008
Abstract: The Burnside Problem asks whether a finitely generated group of exponent n is finite. We present a solution for 2-generator groups of prime power exponent. Results of P. Hall and G. Higman extends the finiteness conclusion to groups having composite exponents. Our main result, called the Generalized Burnside Theorem, is a solvability theorem that applies to a family of groups called GB (Generalized Burnside) groups that contain infinite as well as finite groups. The final section discusses the extension to k-generator groups although details are left for another time.
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