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A polynomial bound on solutions of quadratic equations in free groups

Group Theory 2011-07-11 v1

Abstract

We provide polynomial upper bounds on the size of a shortest solution for quadratic equations in a free group. A similar bound is given for parametric solutions in the description of solutions sets of quadratic equations in a free group.

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@article{arxiv.1107.1707,
  title  = {A polynomial bound on solutions of quadratic equations in free groups},
  author = {Igor Lysenok and Alexei Myasnikov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.1707},
  year   = {2011}
}

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41 pages, 10 figures