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Two-generator two-groupsof class two and their nonabelian tensor squares

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1999

Luise-Charlotte Kappe
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, SUNY at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Matthew P. Visscher
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, SUNY at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA
Nor Haniza Sarmin
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University Technology of Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Skudai, Malaysia
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Abstract

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The nonabelian tensor square G[otimes ] G of a group G is generated by the symbols g[otimes ] h, g,h ∈ G, subject to the relations $$gg\prime\otimesh=(^gg\prime\otimes^gh)(g\otimesh) and g\otimeshh\prime-(g\otimesh)(^hg\otimes^hh\prime),$$ for all $g,g\prime,h,h\prime \in G< / f>, where $^gg\prime=gg\primeg^{−1}$. The nonabelian tensor square is a special case of the nonabelian tensor product which has its origins in homotopy theory. It was introduced by R. Brown and J.-L. Loday in [4] and [5], extending ideas of J.H.C. Whitehead in [10]. The topic of this paper is the classification of 2-generator 2-groups of class two up to isomorphism and the determination of nonabelian tensor squares for these groups.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
1999 Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust