Thompson's group T is 32-generated

DOI10.1007/S11856-025-2855-6MaRDI QIDQ7354151zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Collin Bleak, Scott Harper, Rachel Skipper

Publication date 18 September 2026

Published in Israel Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/S11856-025-2855-6

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Multiply transitive infinite groups (20B22) Simple groups (20E32) Generators, relations, and presentations of groups (20F05) Other groups related to topology or analysis (20F38) Geometric group theory (20F65)

Review text

A group is called \(3/2\)-generated if every non-identity element is contained in a generating pair. Whether every finite non-abelian simple group is \(3/2\)-generated was a long-standing open problem posed by \textit{R.~Steinberg} [Can. J. Math. 14, 277--283 (1962; Zbl 0103.26204)]. It was resolved by \textit{R.~M.~Guralnick} and \textit{W.~M.~Kantor} [J. Algebra 234, No.~2, 743--792 (2000; Zbl 0973.20012)]. Independently, \textit{A.~Stein} [Beitr. Algebra Geom. 39, No.~2, 349--358 (1998; Zbl 0924.20027)] proved a weaker form of this result.\N\NIn the paper under review, the analogous question is discussed for Thompson's groups \(T\), \(F\), and \(V\), (see \textit{J. W. Cannon} et al. [Enseign. Math. (2) 42, No. 3--4, 215--256 (1996; Zbl 0880.20027)] for their definitions). The authors note that \textit{C.~Donoven} and \textit{S.~Harper} [Bull. Lond. Math. Soc. 52, No.~4, 657--673 (2020; Zbl 1472.20069)] proved that the Higman-Thompson groups \(V_n\) and their derived subgroups \(V_n'\) are \(3/2\)-generated for every \(n\geq 2\). In particular, \(V\) is \(3/2\)-generated. The authors focus on \(T\) and prove that it is also \(3/2\)-generated.

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