Generic Whitehead minimality conjecture

Let FrF_r be a free group of rank r2r\geq 2, and interpret “almost all” using asymptotic density on the set of elements of FrF_r ordered by word length. An element is Whitehead minimal if no Whitehead automorphism reduces its length. Generic Whitehead minimality conjecture. Almost all elements of FrF_r are Whitehead minimal. The conjecture is motivated by the efficiency of Whitehead descent algorithms; the source notes a theoretical justification relative to asymptotic density, but does not state that the conjecture is fully resolved.

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Alexei D. Miasnikov and Alexei G. Myasnikov, “Whitehead method and Genetic Algorithms”, arXiv:math/0304283 (2003).

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