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The isomorphism problem for random generalized Baumslag-Solitar groups with many edges

Group Theory 2026-07-21 v1

Abstract

The isomorphism problem for generalized Baumslag-Solitar (GBS) groups is a long-standing open problem. We prove that, in the random model considered here, a GBS graph with many edges is flexible with high probability. Since the isomorphism problem is decidable for flexible GBS graphs, this gives a high-probability decidability result for random GBS groups in this regime.

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@article{arxiv.2607.18853,
  title  = {The isomorphism problem for random generalized Baumslag-Solitar groups with many edges},
  author = {Dario Ascari and Alessandra Caraceni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.18853},
  year   = {2026}
}

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12 pages, 1 figure