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A Magnus theorem in the category of residually finite groups

There is a natural notion of a presentations in the category of residually finite groups. Namely, if $X$ is set and $R$ is a set of words in the free group $FG(X)$ on $X$, then define $G=RF\langle X\...
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Fully residually free groups and completion

Let $G$ be a fully residually free group with a finitely generated profinite completion. Is $G$ necessarily finitely generated?
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Solution of an equation over free group

Let $F_n$ be a free group on $n$ generators. Let $w \in F_n$ be a word such that there does not exist any solution in $F_n$ for the equation $w.w(t_1, \ldots, t_n) = 1$, where $t_1, \ldots, t_n$ are ...
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