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On a Theorem of Cohen and Lyndon About Free Bases for Normal Subgroups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

A. Karrass  and
D. Solitar
A. Karrass
Affiliation:
York University, Downsview, Ontario
D. Solitar
Affiliation:
York University, Downsview, Ontario
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Let S(≠1) be a subgroup of a group G. We consider the question: when are the conjugates of S “as independent as possible“? Specifically, suppose SG (the normal subgroup generated by S in G) is the free product II*S0α where and gα ranges over a subset J of G. Then J must be part of a (left) coset representative system for G mod SG. N where N is the normalizer of S in G. (For, g ∊ SGgαN implies Sg is conjugate to Sgα in SG; however, distinct non-trivial free factors of a free product are never conjugate.)

We say that SG is the free product of maximally many conjugates of S in G if SG = II*Sgα where gα ranges over a (complete) left coset representative system for G mod SGN (or equivalently, gα ranges over a double coset representative system for G mod (SG, N)); in this case we say briefly that S has the fpmmc property in G.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 24 , Issue 6 , December 1972 , pp. 1086 - 1091
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1972

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