On Dehn functions of infinite presentations of groups

dc.creatorGrigorchuk, R. I.
dc.creatorIvanov, S. V.
dc.date2009-02-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:39:24Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:39:24Z
dc.descriptionWe introduce two new types of Dehn functions of group presentations which seem more suitable (than the standard Dehn function) for infinite group presentations and prove the fundamental equivalence between the solvability of the word problem for a group presentation defined by a decidable set of defining words and the property of being computable for one of the newly introduced functions (this equivalence fails for the standard Dehn function). Elaborating on this equivalence and making use of this function, we obtain a characterization of finitely generated groups for which the word problem can be solved in nondeterministic polynomial time. We also give upper bounds for these functions, as well as for the standard Dehn function, for two well-known periodic groups one of which is an infinite 2-group of intermediate growth and the other is a free Burnside group of sufficiently large exponent.
dc.description27 pages, 4 figures; to appear in GAFA
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0902.1358
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0902.1358
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/219097
dc.subjectGroup Theory
dc.subject20E08, 20F05, 20F06, 20F10, 20F50, 20F65, 20F69
dc.titleOn Dehn functions of infinite presentations of groups
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