Vol 76, No 1 (2021)

This is a survey of results on the Burnside problem and properties of Burnside groups, the finite basis problem for group identities, periodic products of groups and Malcev's problem, construction of groups with special properties (Tarski monsters), constructive bounds in the Burnside–Magnus problem, and algorithmic problems: the problem of recognition of group properties, the word problem for semigroups with one relation, and semi-Thue systems. The focus is on the most important results obtained in papers of Adian and his students.Bibliography: 81 titles.

The practice of bringing together the concepts of ‘Newton polytopes’, ‘toric varieties’, ‘tropical geometry’, and ‘Gröbner bases’ has led to the formation of stable and mutually beneficial connections between algebraic geometry and convex geometry. This survey is devoted to the current state of the area of mathematics that describes the interaction and applications of these concepts.Bibliography: 68 titles.