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Note that the Adian–Rabin theorem also implies that the complement of a Markov property in the class of finitely presentable groups is algorithmically undecidable. For example, the properties of being nontrivial, infinite, nonabelian, etc., for finitely presentable groups are undecidable. However,
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there do exist examples of interesting undecidable properties such that neither these properties nor their complements are Markov. Thus Collins (1969) proved that the property of being
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of finitely presented groups. This Markov, a prominent Soviet logician, is not to be confused with his father, the famous Russian probabilist
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The following properties of finitely presented groups are Markov and therefore are algorithmically undecidable by the Adian–Rabin theorem:
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does not embed into any finitely presentable simple group. Hence being a finitely presentable simple group is a Markov property.)
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is undecidable for finitely presentable groups, while neither being Hopfian nor being non-Hopfian are Markov.
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is a finite set of relations in these generators and their inverses) defining groups with property
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to be a finitely presented group with unsolvable word problem whose existence is provided by the
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be a finitely presented group with undecidable word problem, whose existence is provided by the
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In modern sources, the proof of the Adian–Rabin theorem proceeds by a reduction to the
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Algorithmic unsolvability of problems of recognition of certain properties of groups
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review of Rabin's 1958 paper containing Rabin's proof of the Adian–Rabin theorem.
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The statement of the Adian–Rabin theorem generalizes a similar earlier result for
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be a Markov property of finitely presentable groups. Then there does not exist an
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In modern sources, the Adian–Rabin theorem is usually stated as follows:
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Lectures in Mathematics ETH Zürich. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, 1993.
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For example, being a finite group is a Markov property: We can take
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The proof then produces a recursive procedure that, given a word
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is a result that states that most "reasonable" properties of
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be as in the definition of the Markov property above. Let
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Reprint of the 1977 edition. Classics in Mathematics.
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Decision problems for groups — survey and reflections
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Recursive unsolvability of group theoretic problems
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Since it is undecidable whether 248:that, given a finite presentation 62:is an abstract property, that is, 14: 1375:(2), vol. 67, 1958, pp. 172–194 16:In the mathematical subject of 1518:, vol. 20, 1969, pp. 235–240. 1: 1481:vol. 77, (1951), pp. 953–956. 1413:; Ch. IV, Theorem 4.1, p. 192 573:be a Markov property and let 134:that cannot be embedded as a 1209:to be the trivial group and 707:{\displaystyle X\cup X^{-1}} 222:{\displaystyle \mathbb {Z} } 1338:vol. 103, 1955, pp. 533–535 874:{\displaystyle w\neq _{G}1} 606:{\displaystyle A_{+},A_{-}} 36:(1955) and, independently, 26:finitely presentable groups 1584: 1511:On recognizing Hopf groups 1479:Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 1397:Combinatorial group theory 1336:Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR 1304:Higman's embedding theorem 1558:Theorems in group theory 1274:Being a group of finite 1164:Being a group of finite 32:. The theorem is due to 1462:; Theorem 12.32, p. 469 1166:cohomological dimension 1159:residually finite group 1041:{\displaystyle w=_{G}1} 1008:{\displaystyle w=_{G}1} 787:{\displaystyle w=_{G}1} 1563:Geometric group theory 1265: 1230: 1203: 1062: 1042: 1009: 976: 956: 929: 902: 875: 842: 815: 788: 755: 728: 708: 672: 645: 607: 567: 467: 447: 385: 300: 280: 223: 198: 167: 128: 94: 1516:Archiv der Mathematik 1490:C.-F. Nyberg-Brodda, 1373:Annals of Mathematics 1347:C.-F. Nyberg-Brodda, 1266: 1264:{\displaystyle A_{-}} 1238:Novikov-Boone theorem 1231: 1229:{\displaystyle A_{-}} 1204: 1202:{\displaystyle A_{+}} 1152:solvable word problem 1150:Being a group with a 1131:word-hyperbolic group 1063: 1043: 1010: 977: 957: 955:{\displaystyle G_{w}} 930: 928:{\displaystyle A_{-}} 903: 901:{\displaystyle G_{w}} 876: 843: 841:{\displaystyle A_{+}} 816: 814:{\displaystyle G_{w}} 789: 756: 754:{\displaystyle G_{w}} 729: 709: 673: 653:Novikov–Boone theorem 646: 608: 568: 540:Novikov–Boone theorem 468: 448: 386: 301: 281: 224: 199: 197:{\displaystyle A_{-}} 168: 166:{\displaystyle A_{+}} 129: 127:{\displaystyle A_{-}} 95: 93:{\displaystyle A_{+}} 1568:Undecidable problems 1276:asymptotic dimension 1248: 1213: 1186: 1052: 1019: 986: 966: 939: 935:as a subgroup. Thus 912: 885: 852: 825: 798: 765: 738: 718: 682: 662: 617: 577: 557: 544:amalgamated products 542:via a clever use of 527:Mathematical Reviews 457: 398: 324: 290: 252: 211: 181: 150: 111: 77: 28:are algorithmically 1531:C. F. Miller, III, 1508:Donald J. Collins, 1439:; Theorem 5, p. 112 1242:Kuznetsov's theorem 204:to be the infinite 66:is preserved under 22:Adian–Rabin theorem 1261: 1226: 1199: 1138:torsion-free group 1058: 1038: 1005: 972: 952: 925: 898: 871: 838: 811: 784: 751: 724: 704: 678:in the generators 668: 641: 603: 563: 495:Andrey Markov, Jr. 463: 443: 381: 296: 276: 219: 194: 163: 124: 90: 1309:Bass–Serre theory 1061:{\displaystyle P} 975:{\displaystyle P} 821:is isomorphic to 727:{\displaystyle G} 671:{\displaystyle w} 566:{\displaystyle P} 534:Idea of the proof 466:{\displaystyle R} 299:{\displaystyle G} 68:group isomorphism 1575: 1519: 1506: 1497: 1488: 1482: 1477: 1469: 1463: 1446: 1440: 1423: 1414: 1405:, Berlin, 2001. 1385: 1376: 1363:Michael O. 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Rabin 1583: 1582: 1578: 1577: 1576: 1574: 1573: 1572: 1548: 1547: 1528: 1526:Further reading 1523: 1522: 1507: 1500: 1489: 1485: 1475: 1470: 1466: 1448:Joseph Rotman, 1447: 1443: 1424: 1417: 1403:Springer-Verlag 1386: 1379: 1361: 1357: 1346: 1342: 1332: 1326: 1322: 1317: 1300: 1251: 1246: 1245: 1216: 1211: 1210: 1189: 1184: 1183: 1173:automatic group 1110:nilpotent group 1074: 1050: 1049: 1025: 1017: 1016: 992: 984: 983: 982:if and only if 964: 963: 942: 937: 936: 915: 910: 909: 888: 883: 882: 858: 850: 849: 828: 823: 822: 801: 796: 795: 771: 763: 762: 741: 736: 735: 716: 715: 691: 680: 679: 660: 659: 615: 614: 593: 580: 575: 574: 555: 554: 536: 518:Markov property 499:Markov property 487: 455: 454: 427: 414: 401: 396: 395: 356: 343: 330: 322: 321: 288: 287: 250: 249: 235: 209: 208: 184: 179: 178: 153: 148: 147: 114: 109: 108: 80: 75: 74: 50:Markov property 46: 44:Markov property 12: 11: 5: 1581: 1579: 1571: 1570: 1565: 1560: 1550: 1549: 1546: 1545: 1527: 1524: 1521: 1520: 1498: 1483: 1464: 1441: 1415: 1377: 1355: 1340: 1319: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1312: 1311: 1306: 1299: 1296: 1287: 1286: 1279: 1272: 1258: 1254: 1223: 1219: 1196: 1192: 1176: 1169: 1162: 1155: 1148: 1141: 1134: 1127: 1124:amenable group 1120: 1117:solvable group 1113: 1106: 1099: 1092: 1085: 1073: 1070: 1057: 1037: 1032: 1028: 1024: 1004: 999: 995: 991: 971: 949: 945: 922: 918: 895: 891: 870: 865: 861: 857: 835: 831: 808: 804: 783: 778: 774: 770: 748: 744: 723: 701: 698: 694: 690: 687: 667: 640: 637: 634: 631: 628: 625: 622: 600: 596: 592: 587: 583: 562: 548:HNN extensions 535: 532: 486: 483: 462: 442: 439: 434: 430: 426: 421: 417: 413: 408: 404: 392: 391: 380: 377: 374: 371: 368: 363: 359: 355: 350: 346: 342: 337: 333: 329: 295: 275: 272: 269: 266: 263: 260: 257: 234: 231: 217: 191: 187: 160: 156: 144: 143: 121: 117: 105: 100:with property 87: 83: 71: 45: 42: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1580: 1569: 1566: 1564: 1561: 1559: 1556: 1555: 1553: 1544: 1543:0-387-97685-X 1540: 1536: 1535: 1530: 1529: 1525: 1517: 1513: 1512: 1505: 1503: 1499: 1495: 1494: 1487: 1484: 1480: 1473: 1468: 1465: 1461: 1457: 1453: 1452: 1445: 1442: 1438: 1437:3-7643-2921-1 1434: 1430: 1429: 1425:G. 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Adian, 1324: 1321: 1314: 1310: 1307: 1305: 1302: 1301: 1297: 1295: 1293: 1284: 1283:Hilbert space 1280: 1277: 1273: 1256: 1252: 1244:implies that 1243: 1239: 1221: 1217: 1194: 1190: 1181: 1177: 1174: 1170: 1167: 1163: 1160: 1156: 1153: 1149: 1146: 1142: 1139: 1135: 1132: 1128: 1125: 1121: 1118: 1114: 1111: 1107: 1104: 1100: 1097: 1096:abelian group 1093: 1090: 1086: 1083: 1082:trivial group 1079: 1078: 1077: 1071: 1069: 1055: 1035: 1030: 1026: 1022: 1002: 997: 993: 989: 969: 962:has property 947: 943: 920: 916: 893: 889: 868: 863: 859: 855: 833: 829: 806: 802: 781: 776: 772: 768: 761:such that if 746: 742: 721: 699: 696: 692: 688: 685: 665: 656: 654: 635: 632: 629: 623: 620: 598: 594: 590: 585: 581: 560: 551: 549: 545: 541: 533: 531: 529: 528: 523: 522:William Boone 519: 514: 512: 508: 507:Markov chains 504: 503:Andrey Markov 500: 496: 492: 484: 482: 480: 479:recursive set 476: 460: 440: 437: 432: 428: 424: 419: 415: 411: 406: 402: 375: 372: 369: 366: 361: 357: 353: 348: 344: 340: 335: 331: 320: 319: 318: 316: 311: 309: 293: 270: 267: 264: 258: 255: 247: 243: 238: 232: 230: 207: 189: 185: 176: 175:trivial group 158: 154: 141: 137: 119: 115: 106: 103: 85: 81: 72: 69: 65: 61: 58: 57: 56: 54: 51: 43: 41: 39: 35: 31: 27: 23: 19: 1533: 1510: 1492: 1486: 1476:(in Russian) 1467: 1450: 1444: 1427: 1396: 1388:Roger Lyndon 1367: 1358: 1349: 1343: 1333:(in Russian) 1328: 1323: 1288: 1180:simple group 1089:finite group 1075: 1072:Applications 657: 552: 537: 525: 517: 515: 498: 488: 474: 393: 312: 307: 241: 239: 236: 206:cyclic group 145: 139: 101: 63: 59: 52: 49: 47: 34:Sergei Adian 21: 18:group theory 15: 1392:Paul Schupp 513:are named. 505:after whom 477:, is not a 30:undecidable 1552:Categories 1460:0387942858 1315:References 1103:free group 1080:Being the 491:semigroups 173:to be the 1472:A. 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Index

group theory
finitely presentable groups
undecidable
Sergei Adian
Michael O. Rabin
group isomorphism
subgroup
trivial group
cyclic group
algorithm
recursion theory
recursive set
semigroups
Andrey Markov, Jr.
Andrey Markov
Markov chains
Markov processes
William Boone
Mathematical Reviews
Novikov–Boone theorem
amalgamated products
HNN extensions
Novikov–Boone theorem
trivial group
finite group
abelian group
free group
nilpotent group
solvable group
amenable group

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