Decomposability conjecture for conjugation-free line arrangements and groups

Let L\mathcal{L} be a line arrangement, and let GG be a group. They are conjugation-free when their defining relations have no conjugations; they are decomposable when their associated graph is cycle-separated. Decomposability conjecture. If L\mathcal{L}, respectively GG, is a conjugation-free line arrangement, respectively group, then L\mathcal{L}, respectively GG, is decomposable. The conjecture is motivated by computations for arrangements whose graphs are not cycle-separated; its general validity remains open.

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Michael Friedman, “Conjugation-free groups, lower central series and line arrangements”, arXiv:1305.6503 (2013).

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