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One-Relator Group


A one-relator group is a group having a group presentation with a single defining relation. If F(S) is the free group on a set S and r in F(S), it has the form

 G_r=<S|r>=F(S)/N(r),

where N(r) is the normal subgroup generated by all conjugates of r and r^(-1).

One-relator groups are studied in combinatorial and geometric group theory (Magnus et al. 1976).


See also

Free Group, Group Presentation, Normal Subgroup, Stable Commutator Length

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References

Magnus, W.; Karrass, A.; and Solitar, D. Combinatorial Group Theory: Presentations of Groups in Terms of Generators and Relations. New York: Dover, 1976.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "One-Relator Group." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/One-RelatorGroup.html

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