A group theoretical equivalent of the zero divisor problem

A group theoretical equivalent of the zero divisor problem
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 97 (1986), 212-216 Request permission

We prove that the zero divisor problem is equivalent to some problem about subgroups of a free group.

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