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Jokes in the sense of Littlewood: examples?

answered Sep 15, 2010 at 21:32

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Math paper authors' order

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An infinite group such that every proper subgroup is finite?

answered Feb 5, 2013 at 4:37

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Applications of infinite graph theory

answered Sep 22, 2010 at 22:12

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Not especially famous, long-open problems which anyone can understand

answered Oct 22, 2015 at 22:57

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Cool problems to impress students with group theory

answered Oct 6, 2010 at 11:34

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Classifications of finite simple objects

answered Apr 3, 2011 at 17:46

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Which journals publish 1-page papers

answered Sep 23, 2010 at 8:58

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Is a particular type of question about certain infinite sets still being asked?

answered Dec 7, 2014 at 21:21

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Finite groups with elements of the same order

answered Sep 24, 2010 at 12:01

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Faithful representations of free pro-p groups

answered Aug 6, 2014 at 15:05

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Every group of totally disconnected type is locally profinite?

answered Nov 12, 2018 at 7:06

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What are some interesting examples of non-classical dynamical systems? (Group action other than $\mathbb{Z}$ or $\mathbb{R}$ )

answered Oct 29, 2017 at 10:15

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What is the virtue of profinite groups as mathematical objects?

answered Dec 18, 2010 at 12:18

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Admissible finite groups

answered Sep 19, 2010 at 8:27

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Solving algebraic problems with topology

answered Jun 2, 2015 at 5:53

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Locally compact vs. compactly generated in group theory

answered May 13, 2014 at 15:09

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Quotients of Free pro-p groups

answered Mar 27, 2013 at 22:24

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Simple groups and words

answered Apr 15, 2014 at 5:12

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Characteristically simple locally compact abelian groups

answered Feb 26, 2021 at 12:38

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Are all profinite groups conjugacy separable?

answered Sep 6, 2016 at 23:13

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Has the Jacobson/ Baer radical of a group been studied?

answered Jan 14, 2017 at 4:38

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Milnor-Wolf theorem for topological groups

answered Mar 8, 2017 at 11:40

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Is a profinite group with a finite number of simple quotients and Jordan-Hölder factors finitely generated?

answered Jan 10, 2012 at 19:10

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Finite simple groups with upper bound on order of elements

answered Jul 22, 2010 at 18:07

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Generating n-cycles

answered Sep 8, 2010 at 12:59

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Can a soluble group compute OR?

answered Oct 6, 2010 at 23:18

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Lattices in general totally disconnected locally compact groups

answered Apr 5, 2014 at 9:09

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How to get Latin squares from a finite group and a subgroup

answered Aug 22, 2017 at 8:01

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What is the most useful non-existing object of your field?

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Jokes in the sense of Littlewood: examples?

Math paper authors' order

An infinite group such that every proper subgroup is finite?

Applications of infinite graph theory

Not especially famous, long-open problems which anyone can understand

Cool problems to impress students with group theory

Classifications of finite simple objects

Which journals publish 1-page papers

Is a particular type of question about certain infinite sets still being asked?

Finite groups with elements of the same order

Faithful representations of free pro-p groups

Every group of totally disconnected type is locally profinite?

What are some interesting examples of non-classical dynamical systems? (Group action other than $\mathbb{Z}$ or $\mathbb{R}$ )

What is the virtue of profinite groups as mathematical objects?

Admissible finite groups

Solving algebraic problems with topology

Locally compact vs. compactly generated in group theory

Quotients of Free pro-p groups

Simple groups and words

Characteristically simple locally compact abelian groups

Are all profinite groups conjugacy separable?

Has the Jacobson/ Baer radical of a group been studied?

Milnor-Wolf theorem for topological groups

Is a profinite group with a finite number of simple quotients and Jordan-Hölder factors finitely generated?

Finite simple groups with upper bound on order of elements

Generating n-cycles

Can a soluble group compute OR?

Lattices in general totally disconnected locally compact groups

How to get Latin squares from a finite group and a subgroup

What is the most useful non-existing object of your field?