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Simple groups of small Engel depth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Rolf Brandl  and
Daniela B. Nikolova
Rolf Brandl
Affiliation:
Mathematisches Institut der Universität, Am Hubland 12, D-8700 Würzburg, BRD
Daniela B. Nikolova
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, str. “Acad.G.Bonchev”, bl.8, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Abstract

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It is proved that the simple group PSL (2,q) satisfies a law [x,3y] = [x, sy], s > 3, if and only if q = 4, 5, 8.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , April 1986 , pp. 245 - 251
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1986

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