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Growth sequences of 2-generator simple groups

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

V. N. Obraztsov
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Physics, Kostroma Teachers' Training Institute, First of May 14, Kostroma 156601, Russia

Synopsis

A study is made of the minimum number of generators of the n-th direct power of certain 2-generator groups.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1993

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