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Automorphic orbits in free groups: recent progress

Group Theory 2025-10-09 v3

Abstract

In this survey, we describe recent progress on asymptotic properties of various automorphic orbits in free groups. In particular, we address the problem of counting potentially positive elements of a given length. We also discuss complexity (worst-case, average-case, and generic-case) of Whitehead's automorphism problem and relevant properties of automorphic orbits, including orbit-blocking words.

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@article{arxiv.2510.00889,
  title  = {Automorphic orbits in free groups: recent progress},
  author = {Vladimir Shpilrain},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.00889},
  year   = {2025}
}

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8 pages

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