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First Referencereference to the Tits Alternativealternative

As we know, thisthe "Tits alternative" is a theorem relating to finitely generated linear groups.

I was curious as to where in the literature the Tits alternative is first referred to by this name, as I believe it is never refereed to as the alternative"alternative" in the original paper 'Free Subgroups in Linear Groups'original 1972 paper 'Free Subgroups in Linear Groups' by Jacques Tits and is simply stated as a theorem.

First Reference to the Tits Alternative

As we know, this is a theorem relating to finitely generated linear groups.

I was curious as to where in the literature the Tits alternative is first referred to by this name, as I believe it is never refereed to as the alternative in the original paper 'Free Subgroups in Linear Groups' by Jacques Tits and is simply stated as a theorem.

First reference to the Tits alternative

As we know, the "Tits alternative" is a theorem relating to finitely generated linear groups.

I was curious as to where in the literature the Tits alternative is first referred to by this name, as I believe it is never refereed to as the "alternative" in the original 1972 paper 'Free Subgroups in Linear Groups' by Jacques Tits and is simply stated as a theorem.

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First Reference to the Tits Alternative

As we know, this is a theorem relating to finitely generated linear groups.

I was curious as to where in the literature the Tits alternative is first referred to by this name, as I believe it is never refereed to as the alternative in the original paper 'Free Subgroups in Linear Groups' by Jacques Tits and is simply stated as a theorem.