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The isomorphism problem is perhaps the most important as well as the most intractable problem in the theory of 1-relator groups. Almost nothing is known besides Magnus’ Theorem [16]:
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Baumslag, G. (1974). Some Problems on One-Relator Groups. In: Newman, M.F. (eds) Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Theory of Groups. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 372. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-21571-5_6
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