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A Magnus theorem for T(6) groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

James Howie
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS

Extract

A theorem of Magnus [4] says that, if R and S are two cyclically reduced words in a free group F whose normal closures are equal, then R is a cyclic permutation of S or its inverse. This is useful for comparing presentations of one-relator groups.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1988

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