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Engel Congruences in Groups of Prime-Power Exponent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

George Glauberman ,
Eugene F. Krause  and
Ruth Rebekka Struik
George Glauberman
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, University of Michigan and University of Colorado, Pueblo, Colorado
Eugene F. Krause
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, University of Michigan and University of Colorado, Pueblo, Colorado
Ruth Rebekka Struik
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, University of Michigan and University of Colorado, Pueblo, Colorado
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In this paper a simplified proof of a theorem of Sanov (4) is given. No mention is required of Lie elements or of the Baker-Hausdorff formula, both of which played central roles in Sanov's proof.

Let G be a group. Define, for all x, y ∈ G,

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Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 18 , 1966 , pp. 579 - 588
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1966

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