On intersections of normal subgroups in free groups

• Published in: Algebra and Discrete Mathematics
• Date: 2003
• Main Author: Kulikova, O.V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут прикладної математики і механіки НАН України 2003
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/154676
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: On intersections of normal subgroups in free groups / O.V. Kulikova // Algebra and Discrete Mathematics. — 2003. — Vol. 2, № 1. — С. 36–67. — Бібліогр.: 4 назв. — англ.

Let N₁ (respectively N₂) be a normal closure of a set R₁ = {ui} (respectively R₂ = {vj}) of cyclically reduced words of the free group F(A). In the paper we consider geometric conditions on R₁ and R₂ for N₁ ∩ N₂ = [N₁, N₂]. In particular, it turns out that if a presentation < A | R₁, R₂ >...