Conjugate powers in HNN groups

Anshel, Michael

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1976-0393249-4

Conjugate powers in HNN groups
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Abstract:

Our purpose is to show the conjugacy problem is solvable for certain $HNN$ groups with many stable letters and in the process investigate conjugate powers in these groups.

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Additional Information

Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 54 (1976), 19-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1976-0393249-4
MathSciNet review: 0393249