On identities in groups of fractions of cancellative semigroups

S. V. Ivanov, A. M. Storozhev

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Abstract

To solve two problems of Bergman stated in 1981, we construct a group G such that G contains a free noncyclic subgroup (hence, G satisfies no group identity) and G, as a group, is generated by its subsemigroup that satisfies a nontrivial semigroup identity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1873-1879
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Volume133
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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