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Finitely presented extensions by free groups

  • Gilbert Baumslag EMAIL logo and Charles F Miller
From the journal Journal of Group Theory

Abstract

We prove here that a finitely presented group with a free quotient of rank n is an HNN-extension with n stable letters of a finitely generated group where the associated subgroups are finitely generated. This theorem has a number of consequences. In particular, in the event that the free quotient is cyclic it reduces to an elementary and quick proof of a theorem of Bieri and Strebel.


(Communicated by M. R. Bridson)


Received: 2005-09-21
Revised: 2006-11-25
Published Online: 2007-09-19
Published in Print: 2007-09-19

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