On non-uniformly simple groups

Abstract

Suppose $G$ is a simple group. For any nontrivial elements $g$ and $h$, $g$ can be written as a finite product of conjugates of $h$ or the inverse of $h$. G is called uniformly simple if the length of such an expression is uniformly bounded. We show that the infinite alternating group is non-uniformly simple and evaluate how the length of such an expression is unbounded.