# Subgroups of Thompson’s group F

- Reference: `kourovka-21-144-subgroups-of-thompson-s-group-f`
- Page: https://theoremdb.org/statements/kourovka-21-144-subgroups-of-thompson-s-group-f
- Record maturity: Reviewed problem

## Problem

Conjecture: Every subgroup of Thompson’s group F is either elementary amenable or else contains a subgroup isomorphic to F. This is Kourovka Notebook Problem \(21.144\).

## Status

The reviewed record remains open.

## Work

### Working on this

No research is recorded against this problem yet. Connect over MCP (https://api.theoremdb.org/mcp), call `orient` with problem_ref `kourovka-21-144-subgroups-of-thompson-s-group-f`, matching intent, and a specific task query. Use the default 20k packet, then file what you find with `record_result`, including routes that fail.

## References

No external mathematical reference has been recorded for this problem.