The superstability conjecture for Artin groups
The superstability conjecture for Artin groups
An Artin group is a group defined by an Artin presentation; a group is superstable when its first-order theory has the model-theoretic superstability property.
Superstability conjecture. An Artin group is superstable if and only if it is abelian.
Superstability has strong structural consequences, while non-abelian free groups are not superstable. The source proves non-superstability for non-abelian Artin groups in several classes, including spherical, large, and even FC type, but the assertion for all Artin groups remains open.
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Primary source
Alberto Cassella, Gianluca Paolini and Giovanni Paolini, “First-order aspects of Artin groups”, arXiv:2507.21575 (2025).
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