On geometry and combinatorics of van Kampen diagrams

The subject of this work is application of combinatorial group theory to the problem of constructing groups with prescribed properties. It is shown how certain groups can be presented by generators and defining relations, thus proving their existence. Several existence theorems proved in this paper...

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Main Author: Muranov, Alexey
Other Authors: Alexander Olshanskiy
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2006
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-05102006-160631/