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XXI.—Index Polynomials and Bifurcating Root-Trees*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2012

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A study is made of faithful representations of the free cyclic (non-associative) groupoid by means of bifurcating root-trees and by means of index polynomials in two indeterminates emphasizing the intimate connection between these representations. The properties of trees and index polynomials are investigated and the concept of lattice of trees is introduced.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1957

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