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Translation equivalent elements in free groups

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Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 12. Februar 2007
Journal of Group Theory
Aus der Zeitschrift Band 9 Heft 6

Abstract

Let Fn be a free group of rank n ≥ 2. Two elements g, h in Fn are said to be translation equivalent in Fn if the cyclic length of φ(g) equals the cyclic length of φ(h) for every automorphism φ of Fn. Let F(a, b) be the free group generated by {a, b} and let w(a, b) be an arbitrary word in F(a, b). We prove that w(g, h) and w(h, g) are translation equivalent in Fn whenever g, hFn are translation equivalent in Fn, and thereby give an affermative solution to problem F38b in the online version (http://www.grouptheory.info) of [G. Baumslag, A. G. Myasnikov and V. Shpilrain. Open problems in combinatorial group theory, 2nd edition. In Combinatorial and geometric group theory (New York, 2000/Hoboken, NJ, 2001), Contemp. Math. 296 (American Mathematical Society, 2002), pp. 1–38.].


(Communicated by A. Yu. Olshanskii)


Received: 2005-09-05
Published Online: 2007-02-12
Published in Print: 2006-11-28

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