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Words which are not inverted by any endomorphism

This partial answer just covers the case of $\psi$ non-surjective, i.e. not an automorphism. Just to set some notation: Define $A=\langle w_1, w_2\rangle=\operatorname{im}(\phi)\leq F_2$. We will show …
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Units of the group algebra of a free group

A group $G$ is locally indicable if every nontrivial finitely generated subgroup surjects onto the infinite cyclic group $\mathbb{Z}$. The following theorem was proven by Higman in 1940 [1]: Theorem. …
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