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Stably isomorphic groups

If $G$ and $H$ are two groups (finitely presented, if you wish) with the property that $G\times\mathbb{Z}$ is isomorphic to $H\times\mathbb{Z}$, does that imply that $G$ is isomorphic to $H$?

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This question gets asked so often! – Steve D Apr 19 2012 at 22:45

closed as exact duplicate by Benjamin Steinberg, S. Carnahan Apr 20 2012 at 3:13

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See http://mathoverflow.net/questions/33589/stably-isomorphic-groups (Hirshon's example is finitely presented).

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