The proof of the local nilpotence theorem for $4$-Engel groups was completed by G. Havas and M. Vaughan-Lee in 2005. The complete proof on the other hand is spread over several articles and the aim of this paper is to give a complete coherent linear version. In the process we are also able to make a few simplifications and in particular we are able to merge two of the key steps into one.
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Traustason, G. (2015). The local nilpotence theorem for 4-Engel groups revisited. International Journal of Group Theory, 4(3), 21-75. doi: 10.22108/ijgt.2015.5551
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Traustason, G. . "The local nilpotence theorem for 4-Engel groups revisited", International Journal of Group Theory, 4, 3, 2015, 21-75. doi: 10.22108/ijgt.2015.5551
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Traustason, G. (2015). 'The local nilpotence theorem for 4-Engel groups revisited', International Journal of Group Theory, 4(3), pp. 21-75. doi: 10.22108/ijgt.2015.5551
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G. Traustason, "The local nilpotence theorem for 4-Engel groups revisited," International Journal of Group Theory, 4 3 (2015): 21-75, doi: 10.22108/ijgt.2015.5551
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Traustason, G. The local nilpotence theorem for 4-Engel groups revisited. International Journal of Group Theory, 2015; 4(3): 21-75. doi: 10.22108/ijgt.2015.5551