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Generalized torsion elements in infinite groups

Raimundo Bastos·Luis Mendonça
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A group element is called generalized torsion if a finite product of its conjugates is equal to the identity. We show that in a finitely generated abelian-by-finite group, an element is generalized torsion if and only if its image in the abelianization is torsion. We also prove a quantitative version with sharp bounds to the generalized exponent of these groups. In particular, we provide many examples of finitely presentable torsion-free groups in which all elements are generalized torsion. We also discuss positive generalized identities in abelian-by-finite groups and related classes.

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Raimundo Bastos, Luis Mendonça. 2024-11-26. Generalized torsion elements in infinite groups. https://doi.org/10.1090/proc%2F17454

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