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Quadratic equations in the Grigorchuk group

Group Theory 2013-04-23 v1

Abstract

We provide an algorithm which, for a given quadratic equation in the Grigorchuk group determines if it has a solution. As a corollary to our approach, we prove that the group has a finite commutator width.

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@article{arxiv.1304.5579,
  title  = {Quadratic equations in the Grigorchuk group},
  author = {Igor Lysenok and Alexei Miasnikov and Alexander Ushakov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1304.5579},
  year   = {2013}
}
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