Conjugacy, roots, and centralizers in Thompson's group $F$
Abstract
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We complete the program begun by Brin and Squier of characterising conjugacy in Thompson's group $F$ using the standard action of $F$ as a group of piecewise linear homeomorphisms of the unit interval.
11 pages. The exposition has been rewritten. We have added an extra section which analyses the structure of roots and centralizers; the title has been changed to reflect this. The paper has been submitted for publication
11 pages. The exposition has been rewritten. We have added an extra section which analyses the structure of roots and centralizers; the title has been changed to reflect this. The paper has been submitted for publication