Computing $H$-equations with 2-by-2 integral matrices

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Main Authors: Bastardas, Gemma, Ventura, Enric
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author Bastardas, Gemma
Ventura, Enric
author_facet Bastardas, Gemma
Ventura, Enric
contents We study the transference through finite index extensions of the notion of equational coherence, as well as its effective counterpart. We deduce an explicit algorithm for solving the following algorithmic problem about size two integral invertible matrices: ''given $h_1,\ldots, h_r; g\in \operatorname{PSL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$, decide whether $g$ is algebraic over the subgroup $H=\langle h_1,\ldots ,h_r\rangle \leqslant \operatorname{PSL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$ (i.e., whether there exist a non-trivial $H$-equation $w(x)\in H*\langle x\rangle$ such that $w(g)=1$) and, in the affirmative case, compute finitely many such $H$-equations $w_1(x),\ldots ,w_s(x)\in H*\langle x\rangle$ further satisfying that any $w(x)\in H*\langle x\rangle$ with $w(g)=1$ is a product of conjugates of $w_1(x),\ldots ,w_s(x)$''. The same problem for square matrices of size 4 and bigger is unsolvable.
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spellingShingle Computing $H$-equations with 2-by-2 integral matrices
Bastardas, Gemma
Ventura, Enric
Group Theory
We study the transference through finite index extensions of the notion of equational coherence, as well as its effective counterpart. We deduce an explicit algorithm for solving the following algorithmic problem about size two integral invertible matrices: ''given $h_1,\ldots, h_r; g\in \operatorname{PSL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$, decide whether $g$ is algebraic over the subgroup $H=\langle h_1,\ldots ,h_r\rangle \leqslant \operatorname{PSL}_2(\mathbb{Z})$ (i.e., whether there exist a non-trivial $H$-equation $w(x)\in H*\langle x\rangle$ such that $w(g)=1$) and, in the affirmative case, compute finitely many such $H$-equations $w_1(x),\ldots ,w_s(x)\in H*\langle x\rangle$ further satisfying that any $w(x)\in H*\langle x\rangle$ with $w(g)=1$ is a product of conjugates of $w_1(x),\ldots ,w_s(x)$''. The same problem for square matrices of size 4 and bigger is unsolvable.
title Computing $H$-equations with 2-by-2 integral matrices
topic Group Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05272