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Is there an algorithm for computing Schur multiplier?
Suppose we are given group $G=\langle a_1,\ldots,a_n \mid R_1=1,\ldots R_m=1 \rangle$. Is there an algorithm which computes a finite presentation for the Schur multiplier, i.e. second homology group $...
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Explicitly showing that a free group is LERF [closed]
Let $F$ be a free group on a finite set $X$, and let $M$ be a finitely generated subgroup.
Marshall Hall's theorem states that $M$ is closed in the profinite topology on $F$. That is, $M$ is the ...