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On Certain Pairs of Matrices which Generate free Groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Bomshik Chang ,
S. A. Jennings  and
Rimhak Ree
Bomshik Chang
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
S. A. Jennings
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
Rimhak Ree
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia
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Denote by Fα,β the multiplicative group generated by the two matrices where α and β are complex numbers. Sanov (3) proved that Fα,β is free, and Brenner (1) showed that Fm,m is free if m ⩾ 2.

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Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 10 , 1958 , pp. 279 - 284
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1958

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