Finiteness properties for subgroups of GL(n, Z)

We construct finitely presented subgroups of GL(n, ℤ) that have infinitely many conjugacy classes of finite subgroups. This answers a question of Grunewald and Platonov. We suggest a variation on their question.

Dettagli Bibliografici
Autore principale: Bridson, M
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2000
Descrizione
Riassunto:We construct finitely presented subgroups of GL(n, ℤ) that have infinitely many conjugacy classes of finite subgroups. This answers a question of Grunewald and Platonov. We suggest a variation on their question.