Lower central series and split extensions

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Autores principales: Darné, Jacques, Suciu, Alexander I.
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author Darné, Jacques
Suciu, Alexander I.
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Suciu, Alexander I.
contents Following Lazard, we study the $N$-series of a group $G$ and their associated graded Lie algebras. The main examples we consider are the lower central series (LCS), Stallings' rational and mod-$q$ versions, and Zassenhaus' mod-$p$ version of the LCS. We treat them as part of a general construction of the $\mathcal P$-LCS, for a property $\mathcal P$ of filtrations. We describe these $N$-series and the associated Lie algebras in the case when $G$ splits as a semi-direct product, in terms of the relevant data for the factors and the monodromy action. This allows us to generalize the well-known theorem of Falk-Randell regarding the LCS of split extensions to other versions of the LCS. In particular, we generalize the mod-$q$ version of Bellingeri-Gervais to any integer $q$, and we prove analogous results for the rational LCS and Zassenhaus' mod-$p$ LCS. We then use the same tools to study residual properties of semi-direct products, and how they interact with residual properties of the factors. We also give a new proof of a classical theorem of Gruenberg. Finally, we apply our results to surface braid groups, which naturally split as semi-direct products, allowing us to recover and generalize known results about the residual nilpotency of groups of pure braids on surfaces.
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spellingShingle Lower central series and split extensions
Darné, Jacques
Suciu, Alexander I.
Group Theory
Geometric Topology
17B70, 20F14, 20F36, 20F40, 20J05, 57M07
Following Lazard, we study the $N$-series of a group $G$ and their associated graded Lie algebras. The main examples we consider are the lower central series (LCS), Stallings' rational and mod-$q$ versions, and Zassenhaus' mod-$p$ version of the LCS. We treat them as part of a general construction of the $\mathcal P$-LCS, for a property $\mathcal P$ of filtrations. We describe these $N$-series and the associated Lie algebras in the case when $G$ splits as a semi-direct product, in terms of the relevant data for the factors and the monodromy action. This allows us to generalize the well-known theorem of Falk-Randell regarding the LCS of split extensions to other versions of the LCS. In particular, we generalize the mod-$q$ version of Bellingeri-Gervais to any integer $q$, and we prove analogous results for the rational LCS and Zassenhaus' mod-$p$ LCS. We then use the same tools to study residual properties of semi-direct products, and how they interact with residual properties of the factors. We also give a new proof of a classical theorem of Gruenberg. Finally, we apply our results to surface braid groups, which naturally split as semi-direct products, allowing us to recover and generalize known results about the residual nilpotency of groups of pure braids on surfaces.
title Lower central series and split extensions
topic Group Theory
Geometric Topology
17B70, 20F14, 20F36, 20F40, 20J05, 57M07
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.14129