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a
,
b
|
abab
=
aaaa
⟩
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b
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abab
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Properties
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Infinite non-cancellative non-commutative monoid
Not left cancellative, because left multiplication by
a
is not injective:
a
⋅
bab
=
a
4
and
a
⋅
a
3
=
a
4
, however
bab
≠
a
3
Enveloping group: ⟨
a
,
b
|
aaaabb
⟩
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
Reduction order:
Left-to-right recursive path with deg(
a
) = 0; deg(
b
) = 1
Certificate
: derivations of all rewriting rules from the defining relations.
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Rule
Proof
1.
a
5
b
⇒
ab
a
4
[2]
2.
(
ab
)
2
⇒
a
4
[1]
# ab:abab=aaaa a/b aaaaab=abaaaa abab=aaaa