We begin the preparation of the new 14th edition of the "Kourovka Notebook", a collection of unsolved problems in Group Theory and related areas. This serial is published (in English) regularly in Novosibirsk, Russia; each edition includes comments on the problems solved and an additional section of new problems. (See some more information below.)
This is to invite you to propose new problems to be included in the 14th edition. We plan to finish collecting new problems by the end of the summer, so that the book could appear out of press by the end of the year.
Problems appear signed by those who propose them; another source or relevant references can also be indicated if appropriate, or simply that this is a "well-known problem". Concrete questions that admit answers "yes" or "no" are preferable.
Send the problems to any of the editors (preferably by e-mail):
E.I. Khukhro or V.D. Mazurov School of Mathematics Institute of Mathematics Cardiff University SO RAN Senghennydd Road Novosibirsk-90 Cardiff, CF2 4YH, U.K. 630090 Russia
Our email addresses are khukhro@cardiff.ac.uk and mazurov@math.nsc.ru
The level of the problems varies from a Ph.D. thesis to long-standing well-known problems. Among the authors there are many prominent group-theorists from all over the world.
Some of the problems are quickly answered, due to the fact, that they are read by specialists from other fields in Group Theory; others wait for substantial breakthroughs for many years. (Of course, it is often easier to propose two problems, than to solve one.) It is interesting to follow the progress in Group Theory, as more and more of the problems in Kourovka Notebook become solved. For example, now about 3/4 of the problems from the first edition (1965) have been solved!