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The two generator restricted Burnside group of exponent five

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

George Havas
Affiliation:
School of Information Sciences, Canberra College of Advanced Education, Canberra
G.E. Wall
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales
J.W. Wamsley
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia.
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The two generator restricted Burnside group of exponent five is shown to have order 534 and class 12 by two independent methods. A consistent commutator power presentation for the group is given.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1974

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