The ratio and generating function of cogrowth coefficients of finitely generated groups

Abstract: Let G be a group generated by

r

elements

g_{1}, g_{2}, ..., g_{r} .

Among the reduced words in

g_{1}, g_{2}, ..., g_{r}

of length

n

some, say

g a m m a_{n},

represent the identity element of the group

G .

It has been shown in a combinatorial way that the

2 n

th root of

g a m m a_{2 n}

has a limit, called the cogrowth exponent with respect to generators

g_{1}, g_{2}, ..., g_{r} .

We show by analytic methods that the numbers

g a m m a_{n}

vary regularly; i.e. the ratio

g a m m a_{2 n + 2} / g a m m a_{2 n}

is also convergent. Moreover we derive new precise information on the domain of holomorphy of

g a m m a (z),

the generating function associated with the coefficients

g a m m a_{n} .

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