Words and mixing times in finite simple groups

Gili Schul*, Aner Shalev

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Abstract

Let w ≠ 1 be a non-trivial group word, let G be a finite simple group, and let w.G/be the set of values of w in G. We show that if G is large, then the random walk on G with respect to w.G/ as a generating set has mixing time 2. This strengthens various known results, for example the fact that w(G) 2 covers almost all of G.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)517-535
Number of pages19
JournalGroups, Geometry, and Dynamics
Volume5
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Finite simple groups
  • Mixing time
  • Random walks
  • Words

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