On recognising certain one relation presentations
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- by James McCool and Alfred Pietrowski
- Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 36 (1972), 31-33
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1972-0306333-4
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Abstract:
An algorithm is described to determine, given a finite presentation $\Pi$ of a one relation group G whose commutator subgroup is finitely generated, whether or not $\Pi$ is a one relation presentation.References
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Bibliographic Information
- © Copyright 1972 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 36 (1972), 31-33
- MSC: Primary 20F05
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1972-0306333-4
- MathSciNet review: 0306333