Krull dimension for limit groups

Louder, Larsen¹

¹ Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan, East Hall, 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1043, USA

Geometry & topology, Tome 16 (2012) no. 1, pp. 219-299.

Résumé

We show that varieties defined over free groups have finite Krull dimension, answering a question of Z Sela.

Détail

DOI : 10.2140/gt.2012.16.219

Keywords: limit group, krull dimension

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