The universal torsion-free image of a group

Sergei D. Brodsky; James Howie

doi:10.1007/BF02937335

The universal torsion-free image of a group

Sergei D. Brodsky, James Howie

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We show that the universal torsion free homomorphic image of any group given by a sufficiently 'small' presentation is locally indicable, and give an application to a conjecture of Levin about equations over torsion free groups. © 1997 Hebrew University.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	209-228
Number of pages	20
Journal	Israel Journal of Mathematics
Volume	98
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02937335
Publication status	Published - Dec 1997

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