# Finitely presented groups isomorphic to a proper direct product

- Reference: `kourovka-21-47-finitely-presented-groups-isomorphic-to-a-proper-direct-product`
- Page: https://theoremdb.org/statements/kourovka-21-47-finitely-presented-groups-isomorphic-to-a-proper-direct-product
- Record maturity: Reviewed problem

## Problem

Does there exist a finitely presented group G such that G ∼ = G × H for some non-trivial group H? The first finitely generated example was constructed in (J. M. Tyrer Jones, J. Austral. Math. Soc., 17 (1974), 174-196). A finitely presented group that surjects onto its own direct square was constructed in (G. Baumslag, C. F. Miller, III, Bull. London Math. Soc., 20, no. 3 (1988), 239-244). This is Kourovka Notebook Problem \(21.47\).

## 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-21-47-finitely-presented-groups-isomorphic-to-a-proper-direct-product`, 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

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