Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8896405 | Journal of Algebra | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Let x be an element of a group G. For a positive integer n let En(x) be the subgroup generated by all commutators [...[[y,x],x],â¦,x] over yâG, where x is repeated n times. There are several recent results showing that certain properties of groups with small subgroups En(x) are close to those of Engel groups. The present article deals with orderable groups in which, for some nâ¥1, the subgroups En(x) are polycyclic. Let hâ¥0, n>0 be integers and G an orderable group in which En(x) is polycyclic with Hirsch length at most h for every xâG. It is proved that there are (h,n)-bounded numbers hâ and câ such that G has a finitely generated normal nilpotent subgroup N with h(N)â¤hâ and G/N nilpotent of class at most câ.
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Authors
Pavel Shumyatsky,