nLab
free group
Context
Group Theory
group theory
Classical groups
Finite groups
Group schemes
Topological groups
Lie groups
Super-Lie groups
Higher groups
Cohomology and Extensions
Contents
Idea
The free group on a given set is the free object on in the category of groups. The elements of are called the generators of this group.
Properties
Every subgroup of a free group is itself a free group. This is the Nielsen-Schreier theorem.
Revised on October 9, 2012 22:09:04
by
Urs Schreiber
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