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SUMMARY:Equations in groups - Laura Ciobanu (Heriot-Watt University)
DTSTART:20180216T134500Z
DTEND:20180216T150000Z
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CONTACT:Maurice Chiodo
DESCRIPTION:The Diophantine Problem in group theory can be stated as: is i
 t algorithmically decidable whether an equation whose coefficients are ele
 ments of a given group has at least one solution in that group?\n\nThe tal
 k will be a survey on this topic\, with emphasis on what is known about so
 lving equations in free groups. I will also present some of the recent dev
 elopments connecting this topic to formal languages\, joint with V. Dieker
 t and M. Elder. If time allows\, I will conclude with results concerning t
 he Diophantine Problem in virtually direct products.
LOCATION:CMS\, MR13
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