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Daniel Groves
Test elements in torsion-free hyperbolic groups view print
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September 1, 2012 |
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Hyperbolic groups, test elements, retracts |
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20F67; secondary 20F65, 20F70 |
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Abstract
We prove that in a torsion-free hyperbolic group, an element is a test element if and only if it is not contained in a proper retract.
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| Acknowledgements
This work was supported by NSF grants DMS-0804365 and CAREER DMS-0953794
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| Author information
MSCS UIC 322 SEO, M/C 249, 851 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607-7045, USA
groves@math.uic.edu
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