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Linking of letters and the lower central series of free groups

Jeff Monroe·Dev Sinha
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We develop invariants of the lower central series of free groups through linking of letters, showing they span the rational linear dual of the lower central series subquotients. We build on an approach to Lie coalgebras through operads, setting the stage for generalization to the lower central series Lie algebra of any group. Our approach yields a new co-basis for free Lie algebras. We compare with the classical approach of Fox derivatives. v2: substantial refinement of exposition

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Jeff Monroe, Dev Sinha. 2020-06-01. Linking of letters and the lower central series of free groups. https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.00989

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