Generating pairs for finite index subgroups of sl(n, z)

2015/11/24 by Chen Meiri, Meiri, Chen
Mathematics · Social Sciences · #FOS: Mathematics #Finite Group Theory Research #Group Theory (math.GR) #Japanese History and Culture #math.GR

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1511.07798

arxiv created 2015/11/24 · openalex publication_date 2015/11/24 · arxiv updated 2015/11/25 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Let n ≥ 3. We positively answer a question of Lubotzky and prove that every finite index subgroup of SL(n, Z) contains a finite index subgroup which is generated by two elements.

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