On a question of M. Conder

Tamburini, M. Chiara; Zucca, Paola

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni, Tome 11 (2000), p. 5-7 / Harvested from Biblioteca Digitale Italiana di Matematica

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We show that the special linear group $S L (3, Z)$ , over the integers, is not $(2, 3)$ -generated. This gives a negative answer to a question of M. Conder.

Dimostriamo che il gruppo speciale lineare $S L (3, Z)$ , sugli interi, non è $(2, 3)$ -generato.

Publié le : 2000-03-01

MR 1797048 | Zbl 0983.20045

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Tamburini, M. Chiara; Zucca, Paola. On a question of M. Conder. Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni, Tome 11 (2000) pp. 5-7. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/RLIN_2000_9_11_1_5_0/

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