An infinite finitely presented residually finite 2-group and a finitely presented nil algebra

Formal proof listed 2 papers September 23, 2026
What the paper claims, in its own words

Constructs an infinite finitely presented residually finite group whose elements all have finite 2-power order, answering the finitely presented Burnside problem negatively even in this class. The construction also yields an infinite-dimensional finitely presented nil associative 𝔽2-algebra and a finitely presented infinite-dimensional algebraic unitization, giving negative answers to the corresponding nilpotence and Kurosh finiteness questions.

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