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Non-finitely related and finitely related monoids

Group Theory 2025-07-23 v3

Abstract

We transform the method of Glasson into a sufficient condition under which a monoid is non-finitely related, add a new member to the collection of interlocking word-patterns, and use it to show that the monoid M(ab2a,a2b2)M(ab^2a, a^2b^2) is non-finitely related. We also give a sufficient condition under which a monoid is finitely related and use it show that M(a2b2)M(a^2b^2) is finitely related. Together with the results of Glasson this completes the description of all finitely related monoids among the monoids of the form M(W)M(W) where every word uW{\bf u} \in W depends on two variables and every variable occurs twice in u\bf u.

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@article{arxiv.2502.02157,
  title  = {Non-finitely related and finitely related monoids},
  author = {Olga B. Sapir},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.02157},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Changed title. To appear in Semigroup Forum