The Hanna Neumann Conjecture is true when one subgroup has a positive generating set

dc.creatorKhan, Bilal
dc.date2000-09-15
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:37:25Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:37:25Z
dc.descriptionThe Hanna Neumann conjecture states that if F is a free group, then for all finitely generated subgroups H,K <= F, rank(H intersect K) - 1 <= [ rank(H)-1 ] [ rank(K)-1 ] In this paper, we show that if one of the subgroups, say H, has a generating set consisting of only positive words, then H is not part of any counterexample to the conjecture. We further show that if H <= F({a,b}) is part of a counterexample to the conjecture, then its folding Gamma_H must contain source and/or sink vertices.
dc.description14 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0009152
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0009152
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/59943
dc.subjectGroup Theory
dc.subject20E05 (Primary), 05C25 (Secondary)
dc.titleThe Hanna Neumann Conjecture is true when one subgroup has a positive generating set
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