Algorithmic problems in groups with quadratic Dehn function

Abstract

We construct and study finitely presented groups with quadratic Dehn function (QD-groups) and present the following applications of the method developed in our recent papers. (1) The isomorphism problem is undecidable in the class of QDgroups. (2) For every recursive function f , there is a QD-group G containing a finitely presented subgroup H whose Dehn function grows faster than f . (3) There exists a group with undecidable conjugacy problem but decidable power conjugacy problem; this group is QD.