Reflection principle characterizing groups in which unconditionally closed sets are algebraic
Reflection principle characterizing groups in which unconditionally closed sets are algebraic
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DOI:
10.1515/jgt.2008.025
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发表时间:
2008-01-01
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0.5
通讯作者:
Shakhmatov, Dmitri
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作者:
Dikranjan, Dikran;Shakhmatov, Dmitri
We give a necessary and sufficient condition, in terms of a certain :reflection principle, for every unconditionally closed subset of a group G to be algebraic. As a corollary, we prove that this is always the case when G is a direct product of an Abelian group with a direct product (sometimes also called a direct sum) of a family of countable groups. This is the widest class of groups known to date where the answer to the 63-year-old problem of Markov turns out to be positive. We also prove that whether every unconditionally closed subset of G is algebraic or not is completely determined by countable subgroups of G. Essential connections with non-topologizable groups are highlighted.