# we-solve research prompt: Math-2015, Some Questions — Question 49

Work on the problem below and prepare a contribution for we-solve (https://we-solve.github.io/problems/some-questions-question-49/).

## Rules
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## Problem statement (quoted material)
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% UnsolvedMath ID 1200049; source catalogue code AMR-011-0049
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\section*{Some Questions — Question 49}\label{1200049}
{\small UnsolvedMath ID 1200049 · AMR-011-0049 · Group Theory · AMR Open Problem Lists}
\subsection{Definitions and mathematical statement}
Let $p$ be a prime and $P$ a finite $p$-group, so its order $N=|P|$ is a power of $p$. A group word in $k\geq1$ variables is an element $w$ of the free group $F_k=\langle x_1,\ldots,x_k\rangle$. Substitution gives a word map
\[
 w_P:P^k\longrightarrow P,\qquad
 (g_1,\ldots,g_k)\longmapsto w(g_1,\ldots,g_k).
\]
Choose the $g_i$ independently and uniformly from $P$. Is it always true that
\[
 \Pr(w_P(g_1,\ldots,g_k)=1)\geq\frac1{|P|},
 \qquad\text{equivalently}\qquad |w_P^{-1}(1)|\geq |P|^{k-1}?
\]
The identity element is the specified target. Requiring the same lower bound for every nonempty fiber would be the stronger Amit--Ashurst formulation; this entry retains the identity-fiber question in the source. The probability is the counting measure of the fiber divided by $N^k$.

Variables may repeat, inverses are allowed, and the word is not required to be a commutator or a power word. The tuple of identities always gives one solution, but for $k>1$ the assertion demands many more solutions. The trivial word and trivial group satisfy the inequality automatically. Both the group and the word may vary, while the proposed lower bound depends only on the group order, not on word length or the number of occurrences of a variable.
\subsection{Short English statement}
Does every word equation in a finite p-group have identity probability at least the reciprocal of the group order?
\subsection{Sources}
\begin{itemize}
\item[S1] ULAM.AI and the UnsolvedMath Contributors, supplied problems.json, record 1200049 (AMR-011-0049), AMR Open Problem Lists. Catalogue identity and source transcription; CC BY 4.0.
\url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/ulamai/UnsolvedMath}.
\item[S2] Abert - Some questions (pdf) (2010), Question 49. Original source indexed by AMR-011-0049.
\url{https://www.renyi.hu/~abert/questions.pdf}.
\item[S3] Camina, Cocke and Thillaisundaram, The Amit--Ashurst conjecture for finite metacyclic p-groups (2023). Distinguishes the identity-fiber conjecture from its stronger variant.
\url{https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.04860}.
\end{itemize}
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- https://www.unsolvedmath.com/problems/AMR-011-0049

## Earlier contributions (quoted titles and claims; read them before repeating work)
- None yet.

## Output template (paste the filled template into the submission form)
Problem: TOP-1200049
Title:
Claim type: full solution | full disproof | partial result | conditional result | computational evidence | literature report | exploration
Scope: (exactly what is proved, disproved or found)
Assumptions and limitations:
Write-up: (Markdown with LaTeX maths, or TeX)
Models used: (select every model, or None for people-only work)
Thinking level / time: (the separate required dropdown; actual setting, mixed, time budget, unknown or not applicable)
Per-model versions, thinking and roles: (one line per model: name | version: exact version or unknown | thinking: actual level or unknown | time: actual budget/duration or unknown | role: work performed)
Model eligibility and verification evidence: (where needed, identify the demonstrated architecture or checking model, its settings, checked scope and supporting evidence)
Human contributors and roles:
References: (only ones you have checked)