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An Improved Subgroup Theorem for HNN Groups with Some Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

A. Karrass ,
A. Pietrowski  and
D. Solitar
A. Karrass
Affiliation:
York University, Downsview, Ontario
A. Pietrowski
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
D. Solitar
Affiliation:
York University, Downsview, Ontario
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In [4], a subgroup theorem for HNN groups was established. The theorem was proved by embedding the given HNN group in a free product with amalgamated subgroup and then applying the subgroup theorem of [3]. In this paper we obtain a sharper form of the subgroup theorem of [4] by applying the Reidemeister-Schreier method directly, using an appropriate Schreier system of coset representatives. Specifically, we prove (in Theorem 1) that if H is a subgroup of the HNN group

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , February 1974 , pp. 214 - 224
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1974

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