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A minimal nonfinitely based semigroup whose variety is polynomially recognizable

Group Theory 2014-11-25 v1 Computational Complexity

Abstract

We exhibit a 6-element semigroup that has no finite identity basis but nevertheless generates a variety whose finite membership problem admits a polynomial algorithm.

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@article{arxiv.1008.2425,
  title  = {A minimal nonfinitely based semigroup whose variety is polynomially recognizable},
  author = {Mikhail V. Volkov and Svetlana V. Goldberg and Stanislav I. Kublanovsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.2425},
  year   = {2014}
}

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16 pages, 3 figures

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