Algorithmic problems for free-abelian times free groups

We study direct products of free-abelian and free groups with special emphasis on algorithmic problems. After giving natural extensions of standard notions into that family, we find an explicit expression for an arbitrary endomorphism of Zm×Fn. These tools are used to solve several algorithmic probl...

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Autores: Delgado Rodríguez, Jordi|||0000-0002-8365-8929, Ventura Capell, Enric|||0000-0003-3519-4135
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/20243
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/20243
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalgebra.2013.04.033
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Group theory
Free groups
Abelian groups
Automorphisms
Automorphism
Decision problem
Free group
Free-abelian group
Grups, Teoria de
Grups abelians
Automorfismes
20E05
20k01
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística::Àlgebra
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Sumario:We study direct products of free-abelian and free groups with special emphasis on algorithmic problems. After giving natural extensions of standard notions into that family, we find an explicit expression for an arbitrary endomorphism of Zm×Fn. These tools are used to solve several algorithmic problems for Zm×Fn: the membership problem, the isomorphism problem, the finite index problem, the subgroup and coset intersection problems, the fixed point problem, and the Whitehead problem.