Quadratic equations over free groups are NP-complete
Group Theory
2014-03-27 v1
Abstract
We prove that the problems of deciding whether a quadratic equation over a free group has a solution is NP-complete.
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@article{arxiv.0802.3839,
title = {Quadratic equations over free groups are NP-complete},
author = {O. Kharlampovich and I. G. Lysenok and A. G Myasnikov and N. W. M. Touikan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0802.3839},
year = {2014}
}