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- From: cgodsil@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (C. Godsil - C and O)
- Subject: Re: A Word-Problem
- Message-ID: <Bsw0tG.Lnn@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>
- Organization: University of Waterloo
- References: <1992Aug9.172411.26212@unibi.uni-bielefeld.de>
- Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 20:27:15 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug9.172411.26212@unibi.uni-bielefeld.de> uphya159@unibi.uni-bielefeld.de (0118) writes:
- >A Word-Problem:
- >
- >Let G = < a,b | aabb=baba, bbaa=abab > the free group of
- >two generators a and b with the two relations aabb=baba and bbaa=abab.
- >
- >Show that aaabbb unequal bababa.
- >
- >I've tried all homomorphisms from G to S10 without success.
- >(e.g. a->(123), b->(142) shows ab unequal ba but aaabbb=bababa)
- >
- >Torsten Sillke
- >(posted by Udo Sprute, uphya159@unibi.HRZ.Uni-Bielefeld.DE)
-
- The group G = < a, b : a^2*b^2=(b*a)^2, b^2*a^2=(a*b)^2 > is soluble:
-
- Let K be the subgroup generated by p = a*b and q = b*a .
- This subgroup is normal, with quotient G/K cyclic
- (NB: p^a = q, p^b = p^-1*q^2, q^a = q^-1*p^2, & q^b = p ).
-
- Let L be the subgroup generated by u = p^3 and v = q^3 .
- This subgroup too is normal (with u^a = v = u^b and v^a = u = v^b ),
- and also Abelian (since in fact both p and q centralize both u and v).
-
- Further, the quotient K/L is a homomorphic image of the (3,3,3) triangle
- group < p, q : p^3 = q^3 = (p*q)^3 = 1 >, which is Abelian-by-cyclic,
- and is therefore soluble.
-
- Now since G/K is cyclic, K/L is soluble, and L is Abelian,
- it follows that G itself is soluble.
-
-
- Here's a finite matrix representation of G over GF(2):
-
- A = [ 0 1 0 0 0 ] B = [ 1 0 1 1 0 ]
- [ 0 0 1 0 0 ] [ 0 0 1 0 0 ]
- [ 1 0 0 0 0 ] [ 1 0 0 0 0 ]
- [ 0 0 0 1 0 ] [ 1 1 1 0 0 ]
- [ 0 0 0 0 1 ] [ 0 0 0 0 1 ]
-
- A^3*B^3 = [ 0 1 1 1 0 ] B^3*A^3 = [ 0 1 1 1 0 ]
- [ 1 0 1 1 0 ] [ 1 0 1 1 0 ]
- [ 1 1 0 1 0 ] [ 1 1 0 1 0 ]
- [ 1 1 1 0 0 ] [ 1 1 1 0 0 ]
- [ 0 0 0 1 1 ] [ 1 1 1 0 1 ]
-
- (A^3*B^3)^2 = (B^3*A^3)^2 = [ 1 0 0 0 0 ]
- [ 0 1 0 0 0 ]
- [ 0 0 1 0 0 ]
- [ 0 0 0 1 0 ]
- [ 1 1 1 1 1 ]
-
- These matrices generate a factor group of order 96, with centre of order 2,
- and clearly isomorphic to a subgroup of AGL(4,2).
-
- Marston Conder (marston@dibbler.uwaterloo.ca) 12 August 1992
-