The width of verbal subgroups in profinite groups

The main result of this thesis is an original proof that every word has finite width in a compact p-adic analytic group. The proof we give here is an alternative to Andrei Jaikin-Zapirain's recent proof of the same result, and utilises entirely group-theoretical ideas. We accomplish this by re...

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Main Authors: Simons, N, Nicholas James Simons
Other Authors: Segal, D
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2009
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