The conjecture that every torsionfree group is a Linnell group

A Linnell group is a group for which, for every field FF and crossed product FGF\ast G, a Linnell division ring ι ⁣:FGDFG\iota\colon F\ast G\to\mathcal D_{F\ast G} exists and is unique up to FGF\ast G-isomorphism. Torsionfree-groups conjecture. Every torsionfree group is a Linnell group.

This conjecture concerns the existence and uniqueness of division-ring embeddings for group crossed products. The source attributes it to Jaikin-Zapirain; its status is not resolved in the supplied text.

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Grigori Avramidi and Wolfgang Lueck, “L^2-Betti numbers in prime characteristic and a conjecture of Wise”, arXiv:2602.04655 (2026).

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