Abstract:We prove that if A is a computable Hopfian finitely presented structure, then A has a computable d-Σ 2 Scott sentence if and only if the weak Whitehead problem for A is decidable. We use this to infer that every hyperbolic group as well as any polycyclic-by-finite group has a computable d-Σ 2 Scott sentence, thus covering two main classes of finitely presented groups. Our proof also implies that every weakly Hopfian finitely presented group is strongly defined by its ∃ + -types, a question which arose in a dif… Show more
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