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Alternating quotients of Fuchsian groups
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| Journal | Journal of Algebra |
|---|---|
| Date | Published - 15 Jan 2000 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Volume | 223 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Pages (from-to) | 457-476 |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
It is shown that any finitely generated, non-elementary Fuchsian group has among its homomorphic images all but finitely many of the alternating groups A(n). This settles in the affirmative a long-standing conjecture of Graham Higman. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
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