On Tits alternative for linear groups (Alexander Popkovich)

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A talk by Alexander Popkovich on the Seminar on Algebraic Transformation Groups.

A theorem conjectured by H. Bass and J.-P. Serre and proven by Jacques Tits states that a finitely generated linear group either has a solvable subgroup of finite index or a free group on two generators. I intend to give an overview of the proof of this theorem following Tits' original paper.