Decomposability of finitely generated torsion-free nilpotent groups

DOI10.1142/S0218196716500673zbMATH Open1372.20033arXiv1510.05632OpenAlexW2962808194MaRDI QIDQ2955409FDOQ2955409

Authors: Gilbert Baumslag, Charles F. III Miller, Gretchen Ostheimer 

Publication date: 25 January 2017

Published in: International Journal of Algebra and Computation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We describe an algorithm for deciding whether or not a given finitely generated torsion-free nilpotent group is decomposable as the direct product of nontrivial subgroups.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1510.05632

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zbMATH Keywords

algorithmnilpotent groupsdirect decomposition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Solvable, nilpotent (super)algebras (17B30) Generators, relations, and presentations of groups (20F05) Word problems, other decision problems, connections with logic and automata (group-theoretic aspects) (20F10) Nilpotent groups (20F18) Associated Lie structures for groups (20F40)

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