Automorphism groups of free soluble groups
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Automorphism groups of free soluble groups
zbMATH Open document ID: 0830.20058
author: A. I. Lichtman
published in: Journal of Algebra
publication date: 1996-01-25T00:00:00Z
review text: Let \(F\) be a free soluble group of derived length \(k\) and rank \(m\) and \(\Phi\) any group of automorphisms of \(F\). The author's Theorem A is that \(\Phi\) contains either a free subgroup of rank 2 or a soluble normal subgroup of finite index and derived length bounded by functions of \(k\) and \(m\) only. The proof of this interesting result depends crucially on the theory of skew linear groups and is one of only a tiny number of purely group theoretic results so far proved in this way. This arises as follows. Let \(K\) be a field (of characteristic zero in the application). The group algebra \(KF\) is an Ore domain; let \(D\) denote its division ring of quotients. Suppose \(G\) is a subgroup of \(\text{GL}(n,D)\) containing no free subgroup of rank 2. What is required is a detailed description of the structure of such a \(G\). This is the content of the author's Theorems B and C and the corollaries. For example (Theorem C), if \(\text{char }K=0\) then \(G\) has a soluble normal subgroup of finite index bounded by a function of \(n\) only and derived length bounded by a function of \(k\) and \(n\) only; if \(\text{char }K\neq 0\) and \(G\) is finitely generated, then \(G\) has a soluble normal subgroup of finite index of derived length bounded by a function of \(k\) and \(n\) only.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20F28
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20F16
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20E05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20H25
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 20E07
zbMATH DE Number: 783857
zbMATH Keywords: Tits alternative
zbMATH Keywords: free soluble groups
zbMATH Keywords: group of automorphisms
zbMATH Keywords: free subgroups
zbMATH Keywords: soluble normal subgroup of finite index
zbMATH Keywords: derived length
zbMATH Keywords: skew linear groups
zbMATH Keywords: group algebras
zbMATH Keywords: Ore domains
reviewed by: B. A. F. Wehrfritz
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
full work available at URL: jabr.1995.1120
OpenAlex ID: W1987967430
DOI: 10.1006/JABR.1995.1120
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 783857