Tran Nam Son, Truong Huu Dung, Nguyen Thi Thai Ha, Mai Hoang Bien
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Abstract
Let $F$ be a field and let $n$ be a natural number greater than $1$. The aim of this paper is to prove that if $F$ contains at least three elements, then every matrix in the special linear group $\mathrm{SL}_n(F)$ is a product of at most two commutators of involutions.
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