Polynomial Sequences in Groups
Polynomial Sequences in Groups
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DOI:
10.1006/jabr.1997.7269
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发表时间:
1998-03
影响因子:
0.9
通讯作者:
A. Leibman
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作者:
A. Leibman
Abstract Given a groupGwith lower central seriesG = G1 ⊇ G2 ⊇ G3 ⊇ ···, we say that a sequenceg: Z → Gispolynomialif for anykthere isdsuch that the sequence obtained fromgby applying the difference operatorDg(n) = g(n) − 1g(n + 1)dtimes takes its values inGk. We introduce the notion ofthe degree of a polynomial sequenceand we prove that polynomial sequences of degrees not exceeding a given one form a group. As an application we obtain the following extension of the Hall–Petresco theorem: THEOREM.LetG = G1 ⊇ G2 ⊇ G3 ⊇ ···be the lower central series of a group G.Let x ∈ Gk,y ∈ Gland letp, qbe polynomials Z → Z of degrees k and l,respectively. Then there is a sequencez0 ∈ G,zi ∈ Gifori ∈ N ,such thatfor all n ∈ N .