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Word length versus lower central series depth for surface groups and RAAGs

  • Justin Malestein

    University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

  • Andrew Putman

    University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA
Word length versus lower central series depth for surface groups and RAAGs cover
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Abstract

For surface groups and right-angled Artin groups, we prove lower bounds on the shortest word in the generators representing a nontrivial element of the term of the lower central series.

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Justin Malestein, Andrew Putman, Word length versus lower central series depth for surface groups and RAAGs. Groups Geom. Dyn. (2024), published online first

DOI 10.4171/GGD/842