Generalised triangle groups of type (3, q, 2)

James Howie

Generalised triangle groups of type (3, q, 2)

James Howie

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Abstract

If G is a group with a presentation of the form

< x,y | x³ = y^q = W(x,y)² = 1 >,

then either G is virtually soluble or G contains a free subgroup of rank 2. This provides additional evidence in favour of a conjecture of Rosenberger.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-18
Number of pages	18
Journal	Algebra and Discrete Mathematics
Volume	15
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Jan 2013

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