1Department of Mathematics The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A. 2Department of Mathematics University of Florida 358 Little Hall P.O. Box 118105 Gainesville, FL 32611-8105, U.S.A. 3Department of Mathematics University of Florida 358 Little Hall P.O.Box 118105 Gainesville, FL, 32611-8105, U.S.A.
Fundamenta Mathematicae, Tome 183 (2004) no. 1, pp. 39-45
We prove an exact formula for the asymptotic dimension (asdim) of a free product. Our main theorem states that if $A$ and $B$ are finitely generated groups with $\mathop
{\rm asdim}\nolimits A=n$ and $\mathop {\rm asdim}\nolimits B\le n$, then
${\rm asdim} (A\ast B)=\mathop {\rm max} \{n,1\}.$
Keywords:
prove exact formula asymptotic dimension asdim product main theorem states finitely generated groups mathop asdim nolimits mathop asdim nolimits asdim ast mathop max
Affiliations des auteurs :
G. C. Bell 
1
;
A. N. Dranishnikov 
2
;
J. E. Keesling 
3
1
Department of Mathematics The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802, U.S.A.
2
Department of Mathematics University of Florida 358 Little Hall P.O. Box 118105 Gainesville, FL 32611-8105, U.S.A.
3
Department of Mathematics University of Florida 358 Little Hall P.O.Box 118105 Gainesville, FL, 32611-8105, U.S.A.
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G. C. Bell; A. N. Dranishnikov; J. E. Keesling. On a formula for the
asymptotic dimension of free products. Fundamenta Mathematicae, Tome 183 (2004) no. 1, pp. 39-45. doi: 10.4064/fm183-1-2