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We prove that one variable equations in the lamplighter group $\MZ_2\wr \MZ$ are decidable and describe an algorithm for solving such equations. The algorithm has super-exponential time complexity in the worst case. We also show that, for…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-12-01 Alexander Ushakov , Yankun Wang

In this paper we show that Diophantine problem for quadratic equations in Baumslag-Solitar groups $BS(1,k)$ and in wreath products $A \wr \mathbb{Z}$, where $A$ is a finitely generated abelian group and $\mathbb{Z}$ is an infinite cyclic…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-05-02 Olga Kharlampovich , Laura Lopez , Alexei Miasnikov

In this paper we prove that the Diophantine problem in iterated restricted wreath products $G$ of arbitrary non-trivial free abelian groups $A_1,\ldots, A_k$, $k>1$ of finite ranks is undecidable, i.e., there is no algorithm that given a…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-02-14 Olga Kharlampovich , Alexei Miasnikov

For a finitely generated group $G$, the \emph{Diophantine problem} over $G$ is the algorithmic problem of deciding whether a given equation $W(z_1,z_2,\ldots,z_k) = 1$ (perhaps restricted to a fixed subclass of equations) has a solution in…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-06-06 Richard Mandel , Alexander Ushakov

We study the Diophantine problem (decidability of finite systems of equations) in different classes of finitely generated solvable groups (nilpotent, polycyclic, metabelian, free solvable, etc), which satisfy some natural…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2020-03-25 Albert Garreta , Alexei Miasnikov , Denis Ovchinnikov

We prove that the Diophantine problem for orientable quadratic equations in free metabelian groups is decidable and furthermore, NP-complete. In the case when the number of variables in the equation is bounded, the problem is decidable in…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2018-04-18 Igor Lysenok , Alexander Ushakov

We study the Diophantine problem, i.e. the decision problem of solving systems of equations, for some families of one-relator groups, and provide some background for why this problem is of interest. The method used is primarily the…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2022-08-16 Carl-Fredrik Nyberg-Brodda

We consider expansions of Presburger arithmetic with families of monadic polynomial predicates. (Examples of such predicates are the set of perfect squares, or the set of integers of the form $2n^3-5n+3$, etc.) Although the full attendant…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-05-19 Piotr Bacik , Joris Nieuwveld , Joël Ouaknine , Mihir Vahanwala , Madhavan Venkatesh , Emil Rugaard Wieser

The Diophantine problem for a monoid $M$ is the decision problem to decide whether any given system of equations has a solution in $M$. In this note, we give a simple example of a context-free, word-hyperbolic, finitely presented, special…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2022-05-03 Carl-Fredrik Nyberg-Brodda

We survey solvability of equations in wreath products of groups, and prove that the quadratic diophantine problem is solvable in wreath products of Abelian groups. We consider the related question of determining commutator width, and prove…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-10-08 Laurent Bartholdi , Ruiwen Dong , Leon Pernak , Jan Philipp Wächter

In this paper we study the complexity of solving quadratic equations in the lamplighter group. We give a complete classification of cases (depending on genus and other characteristics of a given equation) when the problem is…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-12-05 Alexander Ushakov , Chloe Weiers

We study systems of polynomial equations in infinite finitely generated commutative associative rings with an identity element. For each such ring $R$ we obtain an interpretation by systems of equations of a ring of integers $O$ of a finite…

Number Theory · Mathematics 2021-02-08 Albert Garreta , Alexei Miasnikov , Denis Ovchinnikov

In this paper we investigate computational properties of the Diophantine problem for spherical equations in some classes of finite groups. We classify the complexity of different variations of the problem, e.g., when $G$ is fixed and when…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-08-25 Caroline Mattes , Alexander Ushakov , Armin Weiß

By the theory of elliptic curves, we study the nontrivial rational parametric solutions and rational solutions of the Diophantine equations $z^2=f(x)^2 \pm f(y)^2$ for some simple Laurent polynomials $f$.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-02-06 Yong Zhang , Arman Shamsi Zargar

We study a family of groups consisting of the simplest extensions of lamplighter groups. We use these groups to answer multiple open questions in combinatorial group theory, providing groups that exhibit various combinations of properties:…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-21 Corentin Bodart

We study systems of polynomial equations in several classes of finitely generated rings and algebras. For each ring $R$ (or algebra) in one of these classes we obtain an interpretation by systems of equations of a ring of integers $O$ of a…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2022-10-26 Albert Garreta , Alexei Miasnikov , Denis Ovchinnikov

For any sufficiently strong theory of arithmetic, the set of Diophantine equations provably unsolvable in the theory is algorithmically undecidable, as a consequence of the MRDP theorem. In contrast, we show decidability of Diophantine…

Logic · Mathematics 2016-10-11 Emil Jeřábek

We study connections between linear equations over various semigroups and recursively enumerable sets of positive integers. We give variants of the universal Diophantine representation of recursively enumerable sets of positive integers…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Juha Honkala

The positive existential theories of the sets $M_n(\mathbb N)$ without parameters build an inclusion lattice isomorhic with the lattice of divisibility. All these sets are algorithmically undecidable. In further sections some easier…

Logic · Mathematics 2025-07-22 Mihai Prunescu

By the theory of elliptic curves, we investigate the nontrivial rational parametric solutions of the Diophantine equation $f(x)f(y)=f(z)^n$, where $n=1,2$ and $f(X)$ are some simple Laurent polynomials.

Number Theory · Mathematics 2018-02-06 Yong Zhang
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