Polynomially-bounded Dehn functions of groups (Q1630588)

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Polynomially-bounded Dehn functions of groups
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    Polynomially-bounded Dehn functions of groups (English)
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    10 December 2018
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    Summary: It is well known that every subquadratic Dehn function is linear. A question by Bridson asked to describe the isoperimetric spectrum of groups, that is the set of all numbers \(\alpha\) such that \(n^\alpha\) is equivalent to the Dehn function of a finitely presented group. The goal of this paper is to give a description of the isoperimetric spectrum. Earlier a similar description was given by \textit{M. V. Sapir} et al. [Ann. Math. (2) 156, No. 2, 345--466 (2002; Zbl 1026.20021)] for the intersection of the isoperimetric spectrum with \([4,\infty]\). Lowering the bound from 4 to 2 required significant new ideas and tools.
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    generators and relations in groups
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    finitely presented group
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    Dehn function of group
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    isoperimetric spectrum
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    Turing machine
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    S-machine
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    van Kampen diagram
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