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Geometric coverings of groups and their directions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Rolf Brandl
Affiliation:
Mathematisches Institut, Am Hubland 12 D-8700 Würzburg West, Germany
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Abstract

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Let a group G be covered by finitely many disjoint cosets of subgroups Gi. We study conditions which imply that the subgroups Gi are conjugate in G.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1990

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