Group isomorphism problem
In abstract algebra, the group isomorphism problem is the decision problem of determining whether two given finite group presentations refer to isomorphic groups.
The isomorphism problem was formulated by Max Dehn,[1] and together with the word problem and conjugacy problem, is one of three fundamental decision problems in group theory he identified in 1911.[2] All three problems are undecidable: there does not exist a computer algorithm that correctly solves every instance of the isomorphism problem, or of the other two problems, regardless of how much time is allowed for the algorithm to run. In fact the problem of deciding whether a group is trivial is undecidable,[3] a consequence of the Adian–Rabin theorem due to Sergei Adian and Michael O. Rabin.
References edit
- ^ Dehn, Max (1911). "Über unendliche diskontinuierliche Gruppenn". Math. Ann. 71: 116–144. doi:10.1007/BF01456932. S2CID 123478582.
- ^ Magnus, Wilhelm; Karrass, Abraham & Solitar, Donald (1996). Combinatorial Group Theory: Presentations of Groups in Terms of Generators and Relations (2nd ed.). New York: Dover Publications. pp. 24–29. ISBN 0486632814. Retrieved 14 October 2022 – via VDOC.PUB.
- ^ Miller, Charles F. III (1992). "Decision Problems for Groups—survey and Reflections" (PDF). In Baumslag, Gilbert; Miller, C. F., III (eds.). Algorithms and Classification in Combinatorial Group Theory. Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications. Vol. 23. New York: Springer-Verlag. pp. 1–59. doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-9730-4_1. ISBN 9781461397328.
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- Johnson, D. L. (1997). Presentations of Groups (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 49. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139168410. ISBN 0521372038.