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ON THE RECOGNITION OF RIGHT-ANGLED ARTIN GROUPS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2019

MARTIN R. BRIDSON*
Affiliation:
Mathematical Institute, Andrew Wiles Building, Oxford OX2 6GG, Europe e-mail: bridson@maths.ox.ac.uk

Abstract

There does not exist an algorithm that can determine whether or not a group presented by commutators is a right-angled Artin group.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust 2019

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