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AUTOMORPHISM GROUPS OF FREE GROUPS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2008

M. F. NEWMAN*
Affiliation:
Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University, ACT 0200, Australia (email: newman@maths.anu.edu.au)
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Abstract

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This note contains some remarks on generating pairs for automorphism groups of free groups. There has been significant use of electronic assistance. Little of this is used to verify the results.

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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 2009

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