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In this paper we show that there exists an uncountable family of finitely generated simple groups with the same positive theory as any non-abelian free group. In particular, these simple groups have infinite $w$-verbal width for all…

Let $F$ be either a free nilpotent group of a given class and of finite rank or a free solvable group of a certain derived length and of finite rank. We show precisely which ones have the $R_{\infty}$ property. Finally, we also show that…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2014-05-13 Karel Dekimpe , Daciberg Lima Gonçalves

We use a generalization of a construction by Ziegler to show that for any field $F$ and any countable collection of countable subsets $A_i \subseteq F, i \in \calI \subset \Z_{>0}$ there exist infinitely many fields $K$ of arbitrary…

Logic · Mathematics 2011-05-16 Alexandra Shlapentokh , Carlos Videla

The multiplicative group of a finite field is well known to be cyclic; in this note, we determine the finite fields whose multiplicative groups are direct sum indecomposable. We obtain our classification using a direct argument and also as…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2014-07-15 Sunil Chebolu , Keir Lockridge

We prove an analogue of the prime number theorem for finite fields.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2013-08-26 Hao Pan , Zhi-Wei Sun

We determine the fundamental group of period domains over finite fields.

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2007-11-26 Sascha Orlik

We show that the field of rational numbers is not definable by a universal formula in Zilber's pseudo-exponential field.

Logic · Mathematics 2018-05-17 Jonathan Kirby

Let \lambda be a cardinal with \lambda=\lambda^{\aleph_0} and p be either 0 or a prime number. We show that there are fields K_0 and K_1 of cardinality \lambda and characteristic p such that the automorphism group of K_0 is a free group of…

Logic · Mathematics 2013-01-21 Philipp Lücke , Saharon Shelah

We give a definition of a class of Dedekind domains which includes the rings of integers of global fields and give a proof that all rings in this class have finite ideal class group. We also prove that this class coincides with the class of…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2020-06-29 Alexander Stasinski

We answer a question raised by Pillay, that is whether the infinite weight of the generic type of the free group is witnessed in $F_{\omega}$. We also prove that the set of primitive elements in finite rank free groups is not uniformly…

Logic · Mathematics 2011-04-15 Rizos Sklinos

Let $k$ be a perfect field such that for every $n$ there are only finitely many field extensions, up to isomorphism, of $k$ of degree $n$. If $G$ is a reductive algebraic group defined over $k$, whose characteristic is very good for $G$,…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2020-05-19 Shripad M. Garge , Anupam Singh

We study groups definable in existentially closed geometric fields with commuting derivations. Our main result is that such a group can be definably embedded in a group interpretable in the underlying geometric field. Compared to earlier…

Logic · Mathematics 2026-04-13 Anand Pillay , Françoise Point , Silvain Rideau-Kikuchi

We give a description of definable sets $P=(p_1,..., p_m)$ in a free non-abelian group $F$ and in a torsion-free non-elementary hyperbolic group $G$ that follows from our work on the Tarski problems. This answers Malcev's question for $F$.…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2013-05-07 Olga Kharlampovich , Alexei Myasnikov

We show that a quantum field theoretic model of anyons cannot be ``free'' in the (restrictive) sense that the basic fields create only one-particle states out of the vacuum.

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-11-19 Jens Mund

We prove that the outer automorphism group of a free group of countably infinite rank is complete.

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-05-20 Vladimir A. Tolstykh

A field $K$ in a ring language $\mathcal{L}$ is finitely undecidable if $\mbox{Cons}(\Sigma)$ is undecidable for every nonempty finite $\Sigma \subseteq \mbox{Th}(K; \mathcal{L})$. We extend a construction of Ziegler and (among other…

Logic · Mathematics 2023-07-21 Brian Tyrrell

In this paper we prove undecidability of finite systems of equations in free Lie algebras of rank at least three over an arbitrary field. We show that the ring of integers $\mathbb{Z}$ is interpretable by positive existential formulas in…

Logic · Mathematics 2017-08-25 Olga Kharlampovich , Alexei Myasnikov

We prove that the second homology group of the completion of an infinite dimensional free Lie algebra is uncountable.

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2021-04-14 Yves Félix , Aniceto Murillo

We show that the Diophantine problem(decidability of equations) is undecidable in free associative algebras over any field and in the group algebras over any field of a wide variety of torsion free groups, including toral relatively…

Logic · Mathematics 2016-06-28 Olga Kharlampovich , Alexei Myasnikov

Adapting a proof of Bouscaren and Delon, we show that every type-definable connected group in a given stable theory of fields embeds into an algebraic group, under a condition on the definable closure. We also present general hypotheses…

Logic · Mathematics 2025-10-29 Charlotte Bartnick