Generic Whitehead minimality conjecture
Generic Whitehead minimality conjecture
Let be a free group of rank , and interpret “almost all” using asymptotic density on the set of elements of ordered by word length. An element is Whitehead minimal if no Whitehead automorphism reduces its length. Generic Whitehead minimality conjecture. Almost all elements of 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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