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Department of Mathematics,
Department of Mathematics,
University of California San Diego
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Math 295 - Mathematics Colloquium
Alan Reid
UT Austin
Distinguishing Residually Finite Groups by Their Finite Quotients
Abstract:
In broad terms this talk will discuss how much information about a f.g. residually finite group is carried by the collection of its finite quotients. For example a precise question in this direction (and which has been open for many years) is: Given a f.g. residually finite group G with the same collection of finite quotients as a free group of rank n, is G isomorphic to a free group of rank n?
Host: Alireza Salehi Golsefidy
January 12, 2012
3:00 PM
AP&M 6402
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