Vanishing range for torsion in lower-central-series quotients

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Let An(Z)A_n(\mathbb Z) be the free associative algebra on nn generators, and let Bℓ(An(Z))[m1,…,mn]B_\ell(A_n(\mathbb Z))[m_1,\ldots,m_n] denote the multihomogeneous component of multidegree (m1,…,mn)(m_1,\ldots,m_n). Torsion vanishing-range conjecture. This component contains no torsion unless

ℓ≤m1+⋯+mn−3.\ell\le m_1+\cdots+m_n-3.

The claim predicts a degree bound below which torsion cannot occur in any lower-central-series quotient.

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Surya Bhupatiraju, Pavel Etingof, David Jordan, William Kuszmaul and Jason Li, “Lower central series of a free associative algebra over the integers and finite fields”, arXiv:1203.1893 (2012).

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