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Alexander Cant

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arXiv2023

Torsion-free nilpotent groups of small Hirsch length with isomorphic finite quotients

Let $\mathcal{T}$ denote the class of finitely generated torsion-free nilpotent groups. For a group $G$ let $F(G)$ be the set of isomorphism classes of finite quotients of $G$. Pickel proved that if $G \in \mathcal{T}$, then the set $\mathfrak{g}(G)$ of isomorphism classes of groups $H \in \mathcal{T}$ with $F(G)=F(H)$ is finite. We give an explicit description of the sets $\mathfrak{g}(G)$ for the $\mathcal{T}$-groups $G$ of Hirsch length at most $5$. Based on this, we show that for each Hirsch length $n\geq 4$ and for each $m \in \mathbb{N}$ there is a $\mathcal{T}$-group $G$ of Hirsch length $n$ with $\vert\mathfrak{g}(G)\vert\geq m$.

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arXiv2021

Galois trees in the graph of $p$-groups of maximal class

The investigation of the graph $\mathcal{G}_p$ associated with the finite $p$-groups of maximal class was initiated by Blackburn (1958) and became a deep and interesting research topic since then. Leedham-Green and McKay (1976-1984) introduced skeletons of $\mathcal{G}_p$, described their importance for the structural investigation of $\mathcal{G}_p$ and exhibited their relation to algebraic number theory. Here we go one step further: we partition the skeletons into so-called Galois trees and study their general shape. In the special case $p \geq 7$ and $p \equiv 5 \bmod 6$, we show that they have a significant impact on the periodic patterns of $\mathcal{G}_p$ conjectured by Eick, Leedham-Green, Newman and O'Brien (2013). In particular, we use Galois trees to prove a conjecture by Dietrich (2010) on these periodic patterns.

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arXiv2018

Polynomials describing the multiplication in finitely generated torsion free nilpotent groups

A famous result of Hall asserts that the multiplication and exponentiation in finitely generated torsion free nilpotent groups can be described by rational polynomials. We describe an algorithm to determine such polynomials for all torsion free nilpotent groups of given Hirsch length. We apply this to determine the Hall polynomials for all such groups of Hirsch length at most 7.

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