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INFINITE SIMPLE (2, 3, n)-GROUPS AND CONGRUENCE HULLS IN THE MODULAR GROUP

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1999

A. W. MASON  and
S. J. PRIDE
A. W. MASON
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QW
S. J. PRIDE
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QW
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Abstract

We prove that if n>66 and (n, 30) = 1, then there exist uncountably many infinite simple (2, 3, n)- groups, that is, groups generated by a pair of elements x, y, say, where the orders of x, y and xy are 2, 3 and n, respectively. This extends previous results of Schupp and the authors.

These results are used to prove the existence of subgroups of the modular group with special arithmetic properties.

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NOTES AND PAPERS
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Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , July 1999 , pp. 450 - 456
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© The London Mathematical Society 1999

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