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Groups whose word problems are not semilinear

Group Theory 2018-04-26 v1

Abstract

Suppose that G is a finitely generated group and W is the formal language of words defining the identity in G. We prove that if G is a nilpotent group, the fundamental group of a finite volume hyperbolic three-manifold, or a right-angled Artin group whose graph lies in a certain infinite class, then W is not a multiple context free language.

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@article{arxiv.1804.09609,
  title  = {Groups whose word problems are not semilinear},
  author = {Robert H. Gilman and Robert P. Kropholler and Saul Schleimer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.09609},
  year   = {2018}
}
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