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Let $R_n(G)$ denotes the set of all right $n$-Engel elements of a group $G$. We show that in any group $G$ whose 5th term of lower central series has no element of order 2, $R_3(G)$ is a subgroup. Furthermore we prove that $R_4(G)$ is a…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2009-06-16 A. Abdollahi , H. Khosravi

Given a group-word w and a group G, the verbal subgroup w(G) is the one generated by all w-values in G. The word w is said to be concise if w(G) is finite whenever the set of w-values in G is finite. In the sixties P. Hall asked whether…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2017-11-21 Eloisa Detomi , Marta Morigi , Pavel Shumyatsky

We adapt the abstract concepts of abelianness and centrality of universal algebra to the context of inverse semigroups. We characterize abelian and central congruences in terms of the corresponding congruence pairs. We relate centrality to…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-04 Michael Kinyon , David Stanovský

The Burnside Problem asks whether a finitely generated group of exponent n is finite. We present a solution for 2-generator groups of prime power exponent. Results of P. Hall and G. Higman extends the finiteness conclusion to groups having…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2008-03-12 Seymour Bachmuth

We consider decidability problems associated with Engel's identity ($[\cdots[[x,y],y],\dots,y]=1$ for a long enough commutator sequence) in groups generated by an automaton. We give a partial algorithm that decides, given $x,y$, whether an…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2016-06-28 Laurent Bartholdi

Two groups are said to have the same nilpotent genus if they have the same nilpotent quotients. We answer four questions of Baumslag concerning nilpotent completions. (i) There exists a pair of finitely generated, residually…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2015-01-08 Martin R. Bridson , Alan W. Reid

Over each nontrivial finite group $G$, there exists a finite system of equations having no solutions in larger finite groups but having a solution in a periodic group containing $G$. We prove several similar facts about amenable, orderable,…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-03-04 Alexander Buturlakin , Anton Klyachko , Denis Osin

In this paper we study left 3-Engel elements in groups. In particular, we prove that for any prime $p$ and any left 3-Engel element $x$ of finite $p$-power order in a group $G$, $x^p$ is in the Baer radical of $G$. Also it is proved that…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Alireza Abdollahi

The complexity of the equation solvability problem is known for nilpotent groups, for not solvable groups and for some semidirect products of Abelian groups. We provide a new polynomial time algorithm for deciding the equation solvability…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2016-03-21 Attila Földvári

I introduced the notion of an elliptic group in [Elliptic groups and rings. Beitr\"age zur Algebra und Geometrie 66(2), 497-529]. It is a quasi-group based on the tangent-chord law of elliptic curves and thus, becomes an abelian group upon…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2026-05-19 Ilia Pirashvili

Let $g$ be an element of a group $G$. For a positive integer $n$, let $E_n(g)$ be the subgroup generated by all commutators $[...[[x,g],g],\dots ,g]$ over $x\in G$, where $g$ is repeated $n$ times. We prove that if $G$ is a profinite group…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2016-06-02 E. I. Khukhro , P. Shumyatsky

We construct uncountably categorical 3-nilpotent groups of exponent p > 3. They are not one-based and do not allow the interpretation of an infinite field. Therefore they are counterexamples to Zilbers Conjecture. First 2-nilpotent new…

Logic · Mathematics 2022-01-10 Andreas Baudisch

The word problem is an old and central problem in (computational) group theory. It is well-known that the word problem is undecidable in general, but decidable for specific types of presentations. Consistent polycyclic presentations are an…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2022-07-14 Tobias Moede , Matthias Neumann-Brosig

We extend the classical notion of standardly stratified $k$-algebra (stated for finite dimensional $k$-algebras) to the more general class of rings, possibly without $1,$ with enough idempotents. We show that many of the fundamental…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2020-09-03 O. Mendoza , M. Ortíz , C. Sáenz , V. Santiago

We study the geometry of Engel structures, which are 2-plane fields on 4-manifolds satisfying a generic condition, that are compatible with other geometric structures. A complex Engel structure is an Engel 2-plane field on a complex surface…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2018-05-22 Zhiyong Zhao

In this paper we prove a group theoretic analogue of the well known local nilpotence theorem for sandwich Lie algebras due to Kostrikin and Zel'manov. We introduce the notion of a strong left 3-Engel element of a group G and show that these…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-03-30 Anastasia Hadjievangelou , Gunnar Traustason

We give an example of a locally nilpotent group $G$ containing a left $3$-Engel element $x$ where $\langle x\rangle^{G}$ is not nilpotent.

Group Theory · Mathematics 2018-11-30 Marialaura Noce , Gareth M. Tracey , Gunnar Traustason

In a pair of recent papers (one to appear and one forthcoming), the author develops a general version of small cancellation theory applicable in higher dimensions, and then applies this theory to the Burnside groups of sufficiently large…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2016-09-07 Jonathan P. McCammond

The paper studies nilpotent $n$-Lie superalgebras. More specifically speaking, we first prove Engel's theorem for $n$-Lie superalgebras. Second, we research some properties of nilpotent $n$-Lie superalgebras, Finally, we give several…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2015-02-03 Baoling Guan , Liangyun Chen , Ma Yao

This is a largely expository paper about how groups arise or are of interest in model theory. Included are the following topics: classifying groups definable in specific structures or theories and the relation to algebraic groups, groups…

Logic · Mathematics 2021-09-10 Anand Pillay