Fixed points of endomorphisms of certain free products

Pedro V. Silva

RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications (2012)

  • Volume: 46, Issue: 1, page 165-179
  • ISSN: 0988-3754

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The fixed point submonoid of an endomorphism of a free product of a free monoid and cyclic groups is proved to be rational using automata-theoretic techniques. Maslakova’s result on the computability of the fixed point subgroup of a free group automorphism is generalized to endomorphisms of free products of a free monoid and a free group which are automorphisms of the maximal subgroup.

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Silva, Pedro V.. "Fixed points of endomorphisms of certain free products." RAIRO - Theoretical Informatics and Applications - Informatique Théorique et Applications 46.1 (2012): 165-179. <http://eudml.org/doc/273026>.

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