DIMACS TR: 97-38
A Practical Algorithm for Finding Matrix Representations for Polycyclic Groups
Authors: Eddie H. Lo and Gretchen Ostheimer
ABSTRACT
We describe a new algorithm for finding matrix representations for
polycyclic groups given by finite presentations. In contrast to previous
algorithms, our algorithm is efficient enough to construct representations
for some interesting examples. The examples which we studied included a
collection of free nilpotent groups, and our results here led us to a
theoretical result concerning such groups.
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