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a
,
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|
abba
=
abb
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Infinite non-cancellative non-commutative monoid
Not left cancellative, because left multiplication by
a
is not injective:
a
⋅
b
2
a
=
a
b
2
and
a
⋅
b
2
=
a
b
2
, however
b
2
a
≠
b
2
Enveloping group is isomorphic to ℤ
Rewriting system
Format:
Pretty
Plain
Word to reduce:
Tips:
Lowercase letters stand for generators.
Spaces are ignored.
Numbers repeat the previous letter, e.g.
b90
.
Reduction strategy:
Leftmost
Rightmost
Path to normal form:
1
1
Auxiliary generators:
c
=
abb
Reduction order:
Left-to-right shortlex with
a
<
b
<
c
Certificate
: derivations of all rewriting rules from the defining relations.
#
Rule
Proof
1.
ca
⇒
c
[4]
2.
a
b
2
⇒
c
[2]
3.
c
b
2
⇒
c
2
[5]
# ab:abba=abb abc abb=c magic:0 ca=c abb=c cbb=cc