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Questions about the branch of algebra that deals with groups.
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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 …
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Can a torsion-free group be quasi-isometric to a torsion group?
I have looked around in the literature on group theory and geometric group theory and this looks to be an open question as far as I can tell (by torsion group, I mean as usual a group in which every e …
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Can a torsion-free group be quasi-isometric to a torsion group?
This is one of many open questions in geometric group theory related to quasi-isometries. Proving things about invariance under quasi-isometries is generically quite tricky, as quasi-isometries do no …
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Introductory text on geometric group theory?
For beginners 'A Course on Geometry Group Theory' by Brian Bowditch is nice although quite terse in places, but good for 'setting the scene'.