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Schunk classes are nilpotent product closed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

James Wiegold
Affiliation:
Department of Pure Mathematics, SGS, Australian National University, Canberra. A.C.T. Department of Pure Mathematics, University College, Cardiff, U.K.
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Abstract

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The following result is proved. Let X be a Schunk class and k a positive integer. Then the k–th nilpotent product of any two groups in X¯ is in X¯.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1969

References

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