Approximate groups, I: the torsion-free nilpotent case

We describe the structure of ``K-approximate subgroups'' of torsion-free nilpotent groups, paying particular attention to Lie groups. Three other works, by Fisher-Katz-Peng, Sanders and Tao, have appeared which independently address related issues. We comment briefly on some of the conne...

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Main Authors: Breuillard, E, Green, B
Format: Journal article
Published: 2009