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Let $\phi:G\to G$ be an automorphism of a group which is a free-product of finitely many groups each of which is freely indecomposable and two of the factors contain proper finite index characteristic subgroups. We show that $G$ has…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2020-01-22 Daciberg Goncalves , Parameswaran Sankaran , Peter Wong

We obtain a homological characterisation of virtually free-by-cyclic groups among groups that are hyperbolic and virtually compact special. As a consequence, we show that many groups known to be coherent actually possess the stronger…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2024-06-28 Dawid Kielak , Marco Linton

The conjugacy problem belongs to algorithmic group theory. It is the following question: given two words x, y over generators of a fixed group G, decide whether x and y are conjugated, i.e., whether there exists some z such that zxz^{-1} =…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2016-04-25 Volker Diekert , Alexei Miasnikov , Armin Weiß

We compute the Bieri-Neumann-Strebel invariants $\Sigma^1$ for the generalized solvable Baumslag-Solitar groups $\Gamma_n$ and their finite index subgroups. Using $\Sigma^1$, we show that certain finite index subgroups of $\Gamma_n$ cannot…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2022-07-14 Wagner Sgobbi , Peter Wong

If $\phi$ is an automorphism of a group $G$ and $x,y\in G$, we say that $x$ and $y$ are $\phi$-twisted conjugates if there exists an $z\in G$ such that $y=z.x.\phi(z^{-1})$. This is an equivalence relation. If there are infinitely many…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2014-01-20 Daciberg Goncalves , Parameswaran Sankaran

We define fully irreducible automorphisms of generalized Baumslag-Solitar groups in analogy with fully irreducible automorphisms of free groups. We first obtain a characterization of fully irreducible automorphisms analogous to a condition…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2022-05-19 Chloé Papin

We describe the outer automorphism group of a one-ended fundamental group of a graph of groups, when edge groups are cyclic, and vertex groups are torsion-free with cyclic centralizers. We show that in this case the outer automorphism group…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-07-23 Dario Ascari , Montserrat Casals-Ruiz , Ilya Kazachkov

We show that Baumslag-Solitar groups are virtually 2-avoidable, that is, they admit finite index subgroup whose first homology is devoid of $\mathbb{Z}_2$ summand. We also prove virtual 2-avoidability for some other classes of one-relator…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-04-21 Satyanath Howladar

Suzuki recently gave constructions of non-discrete examples of locally compact C*-simple groups and Raum showed C*-simplicity of the relative profinite completions of the Baumslag-Solitar groups by using Suzuki's results. We extend this…

Operator Algebras · Mathematics 2022-01-28 Miho Mukohara

We say that $x,y\in \Gamma$ are in the same $\phi$-twisted conjugacy class and write $x\sim_\phi y$ if there exists an element $\gamma\in \Gamma$ such that $y=\gamma x\phi(\gamma^{-1})$. This is an equivalence relation on $\Gamma$ called…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2014-12-30 Daciberg Gonçalves , Parameswaran Sankaran

We prove that a saturated weakly branch group $G$ has the property $R_\infty$ (any automorphism $\phi:G\to G$ has infinite Reidemeister number) in each of the following cases: 1) any element of $Out(G)$ has finite order; 2) for any $\phi$…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2019-05-01 Evgenij Troitsky

How rich is the collection of groups with a given prominent property? In this work we approach this question for property~$R_\infty$, which says that every automorphism $\varphi$ of a given group has infinitely many orbits under the…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-20 Karel Dekimpe , Paula M. Lins de Araujo , Yuri Santos Rego

Let $f$ be an automorphism of a group $G$. Two elements $x, y$ in $G$ are said to be in the same $f$-twisted conjugacy class if there exists an element $z$ in $G$ such that $y=z x f(z^{-1})$. This is an equivalence relation known as…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2013-12-10 Daciberg L. Gonçalves , Parameswaran Sankaran

A group $G$ is twisted conjugacy separable if for every automorphism $\varphi$, distinct $\varphi$-twisted conjugacy classes can be separated in a finite quotient. Likewise, $G$ is completely twisted conjugacy separable if for any group $H$…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-04 Sam Tertooy

We exhibit a family of infinite, finitely-presented, nilpotent-by-abelian groups. Each member of this family is a solvable S-arithmetic group that is related to Baumslag-Solitar groups, and everyone of these groups has a quasi-isometry…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Kevin Wortman

A group element is called generalized torsion if a finite product of its conjugates is equal to the identity. We show that in a finitely generated abelian-by-finite group, an element is generalized torsion if and only if its image in the…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2025-12-09 Raimundo Bastos , Luis Mendonça

A group is said to have the $R_\infty$ property if every automorphism has an infinite number of twisted conjugacy classes. We study the question whether $G$ has the $R_\infty$ property when $G$ is a finitely generated torsion-free nilpotent…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2011-05-11 Daciberg Gonçalves , Peter Wong

Let $R(\phi)$ be the number of $\phi$-conjugacy (or Reidemeister) classes of an endomorphism $\phi$ of a group $G$. We prove for several classes of groups (including polycyclic) that the number $R(\phi)$ is equal to the number of fixed…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2018-04-04 Alexander Fel'shtyn , Evgenij Troitsky

Reidemeister (or twisted conjugacy) classes are considered in restricted wreath products of the form $G\wr \mathbb{Z}^k$, where $G$ is a finite group. For an automorphism $\varphi$ of finite order (supposed to be the same for the torsion…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-05-23 Evgenij Troitsky

In this paper, we prove the K- and L-theoretical Isomorphism Conjecture for Baumslag-Solitar groups with coefficients in an additive category.

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2014-05-27 Tom Farrell , Xiaolei Wu