2008/03/03 by Jane Gilman, Gilman, Jane, Linda Keen +1
Computer Science · Mathematics · #11A55 #14H15 #14H55 #20F10 #20F65 #20H10 #30B70 #30F10 #30F40 #32G15 #57M60 #FOS: Mathematics #Finite Group Theory Research #Geometric Topology (math.GT) #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #Group Theory (math.GR) #semigroups and automata theory
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0803.0234
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We give a unified geometric approach to some theorems about primitive elements and palindromes in free groups of rank 2. The geometric treatment gives new proofs of the theorems. Dedicated to Bill Harvey on his 65th birthday.