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The symmetry of intersection numbers in group theory
Scott, Peter1
1 Mathematics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
Geometry & topology, Tome 2 (1998) no. 1, pp. 11-29.

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For suitable subgroups of a finitely generated group, we define the intersection number of one subgroup with another subgroup and show that this number is symmetric. We also give an interpretation of this number.

DOI : 10.2140/gt.1998.2.11
Keywords: ends, amalgamated free products, trees

Scott, Peter 1

1 Mathematics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA 
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Scott, Peter. The symmetry of intersection numbers in group theory. Geometry & topology, Tome 2 (1998) no. 1, pp. 11-29. doi : 10.2140/gt.1998.2.11. http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/articles/10.2140/gt.1998.2.11/

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