A Note on Fibonacci Type Groups

Abstract

Let Fn be the free group on {ai:i ∊ ℤ n} where the set of congruence classes mod n is used as an index set for the generators. The permutation (1, 2, 3, …, n) of ℤn induces an automorphism θ of Fn by permuting the subscripts of the generators. Suppose w is a word in Fn and let N(w) denote the normal closure of {wθi-1:l ≤i≤n}. Define the group Gn(w) by Gn(w)=Fn/N(w) and call wdi-1=l the relation (i) of Gn(w).