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An automata theoretic approach to the generalized word problem in graphs of groups

Group Theory 2009-05-28 v1

Abstract

We give a simpler proof using automata theory of a recent result of Kapovich, Weidmann and Myasnikov according to which so-called benign graphs of groups preserve decidability of the generalized word problem. These include graphs of groups in which edge groups are polycyclic-by-finite and vertex groups are either locally quasiconvex hyperbolic or polycyclic-by-finite and so in particular chordal graph groups (right-angled Artin groups).

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@article{arxiv.0905.4395,
  title  = {An automata theoretic approach to the generalized word problem in graphs of groups},
  author = {Markus Lohrey and Benjamin Steinberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.4395},
  year   = {2009}
}