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Embedding of groups and quadratic equations over groups

Group Theory 2016-07-25 v1

Abstract

We prove that, for every integer n2n \ge 2, a finite or infinite countable group GG can be embedded into a 2-generated group HH in such a way that the solvability of quadratic equations of length at most nn is preserved, i.e., every quadratic equation over GG of length at most nn has a solution in GG if and only if this equation, considered as an equation over HH, has a solution in HH.

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@article{arxiv.1607.06784,
  title  = {Embedding of groups and quadratic equations over groups},
  author = {Desmond F. Cummins and Sergei V. Ivanov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.06784},
  year   = {2016}
}

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14 pages, 3 figures

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