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Finitely generated groups having a finite set of conjugacy classes meeting all cyclic subgroups

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  1. Institute of Mathematics, University of Wrocław, Pl. Grunwaldzki 2/4, 50-384 Wrocław, Poland

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We study infinite finitely generated groups having a finite set of conjugacy classes meeting all cyclic subgroups. The results concern growth and the ascending chain condition for such groups.

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Colloquium Mathematicum
1999/82/1
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1-12
Main language of publication
English
Received
1998-12-03
Accepted
1999-03-10
Published
1999
Exact and natural sciences