On growth of generalized Grigorchuk's~overgroups

S. T. Samarakoon

Algebra and discrete mathematics, Tome 30 (2020) no. 1, pp. 97-117.

Résumé

Grigorchuk's Overgroup $\widetilde{\mathcal{G}}$, is a branch group of intermediate growth. It contains the first Grigorchuk's torsion group $\mathcal{G}$ of intermediate growth constructed in 1980, but also has elements of infinite order. Its growth is substantially greater than the growth of $\mathcal{G}$. The group $\mathcal{G}$, corresponding to the sequence $(012)^\infty = 012012 \cdots$, is a member of the family $\{ G_\omega | \omega \in \Omega = \{ 0, 1, 2 \}^\mathbb{N} \}$ consisting of groups of intermediate growth when sequence $\omega$ is not eventually constant. Following this construction, we define the family $\{ \widetilde{G}_\omega, \omega \in \Omega \}$ of generalized overgroups. Then $\widetilde{\mathcal{G}} = \widetilde{G}_{(012)^\infty}$ and $G_\omega$ is a subgroup of $\widetilde{G}_\omega$ for each $\omega \in \Omega$. We prove, if $\omega$ is eventually constant, then $\widetilde{G}_\omega$ is of polynomial growth and if $\omega$ is not eventually constant, then $\widetilde{G}_\omega$ is of intermediate growth.

Détail

Keywords: growth of groups, intermediate growth, Grigorchuk group, growth bounds.

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