Questions tagged [abelian-groups]
For questions about groups whose elements commute.
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Subgroups of the tensor product $A\otimes A$
I have this problem about subgroups of the tensor product of an abelian group $A$ with itself which arises from a complete different setting.
I fell into this question studying quandles and quandle ...
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Intermediate lattices $C\mathbb{Z}^n \subseteq \Lambda \subseteq \mathbb{Z}^n$
Let $C \in \mathfrak{gl}(\mathbb{Z},n)$ be a symmetric full rank integer valued matrix (in my case it is the symmetric part of a Cartan matrix). Let $\Lambda \subseteq \mathbb{Z}^n$ be a full rank ...
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Non-degeneracy of product of group pairings
For $G$ finite abelian group, let $\eta,\omega:G \times G \to \mathbb{C}^\times$ be group pairings. What can I say about the (non-)degeneneracy of the product pairing $\eta \cdot \omega$ in terms of ...
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Torsionless not separable abelian groups
A torsionless abelian group $A$ is one for which any element $a\neq 0$ can be sent to a nonzero element of $Z$ by some homomorphism $A\rightarrow Z$ (integers). Equivalently, $A$ can be embedded as a ...
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Uncountable divisible groups and the existence of order-preserving isomorphisms of their subsets
Let $(G,+,0,<)$ be an ordered divisible group of uncountable dimension. Consider the subset $G^{<0}$ of $G$.
Question: Are $G$ and $G^{<0}$ isomorphic as ordered sets? Does there exist an ...
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Generalized height of elements in abelian groups
In the book Infinite abelian groups Vol. I by L. Fuchs, on page 154, the notion of the generalized $p$-height of an element in an abelian group is defined, as follows:
Let $A$ be an abelian group ...
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On describing a sort of "well-behaved" subgroups of a free abelian group
I found this question when I tried to figure out what kind of subgroups of a free abelian group behave just as well as in the finitely generated case.
Let $M$ be a free abelian group and $N$ a ...
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Is there a nice explanation for this curious fact about cyclic subgroups?
Here's something that I noticed that quite surprised me.
Let $G$ be a finite abelian group. Consider the following expression.
$$
\nu(G) = \sum_{\substack{H \leq G \\ H \text{ is cyclic}}} |H|
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Result of Larsen and Lunts on rationality of power series with coefficients in a free abelian group
Let $G$ be a free abelian group (not necessarily finitely-generated) and $F$ be the fraction field of the group ring of $G$. Let $\Theta$ be the set of power series in $F[[t]]$ such that each nonzero ...
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Characteristically simple locally compact abelian groups
Say a topological group $G$ is topologically characteristically simple if there does not exist a closed subgroup $1 < K < G$ such that $K$ is invariant under all automorphisms of $G$ (here `...
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The center of a(n endomorphism) ring is a PID
Let $A$ be a torsion-free Abelian group, and let $\mbox{End}(A)$ be its endomorphism ring. Denote by $R\doteq\mathbf{Z}(\mbox{End}(A))$ the center of $\mbox{End}(A)$. What would be necessary and/or ...
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Quantifier elimination of pp-subgroups of modules
This is a model-theoretic questions. Let $M$ be a $R$-module. Our language will be the standard language of modules, i.e. the language of abelian groups together with an unary function symbol for ...
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Finding an "optimal" quotient in a free group
Consider the abelian free group $G = \mathbf{Z}^n$ of rank $n$ and a finite subset $A \subset G \setminus \{0\}$. Since $G$ is residually finite, there is a subgroup $H \subset G$ such that $A \cap H =...
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Positivity of power of positive PSD matrices
Background: Let $M$ be an $n\times n$ matrix with nonnegative entries. It is immediate that for any integer $k$, $M^k$ has nonnegative entries.
Suppose now that, on top of having nonnegative entries, ...
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Is a left-exact limit-preserving functor $Ab \to Ab$ necessarily representable?
Let $Ab$ be the category of abelian groups, and let $F: Ab \to Ab$ be a covariant functor which is left-exact and limit-preserving. Is $F$ necessarily naturally equivalent to a functor of the form $\...
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Character kernels in the lattice of subgroups of a finite abelian group
I am looking for any efforts that have been made to characterize the character kernels (equivalently, the subgroups yielding cyclic quotients) inside the lattice of subgroups of a finite abelian group....
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A possible mistake in Walter Rudin, "Fourier analysis on groups"
I have the following lemma 4.2.4 on page 80 in the book (we have locally compact abelian topological groups $G_1, G_2$ and their duals $\Gamma_1, \Gamma_2$):
Suppose $E$ is a coset in $\Gamma_2$ ...
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Zero-sum sets in union-closed families
The Davenport constant $D(G)$ of a finite abelian group $G$ is the minimum integer $n$ such that whenever $a_1, \ldots, a_n \in G$ (not necessarily distinct), there is a non-empty $I \subseteq [n]$ ...
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One-dimension Algebraic groups
I am searching for a possible analogue of a result in algebraic groups in a non-commutative setting, so I am looking for different proofs of the following :
Let $K$ be an algebraically closed field. ...
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On finite Uniform (Goldie) dimensions
1) Is there any characterization of $\Bbb{Z}$-modules with finite uniform dimensions?
2) Find two $\Bbb{Z}$-modules $N, M$ such that $N\leq M$ and $M\hookrightarrow N$ but $N$ is not isomorphic to $M$...
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Compatible total orderings of the group $\mathbb{Z}^\mathbb{N}$
Given the additive group of the module $\mathbb{Z}^\mathbb{N}$ and a total ordering of the group that is compatible with addition and where $\chi_{\{n\}} > 0$ for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$, can we say ...
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An abstract zero-sum problem
I would like to know whether the problem described below has appeared in the literature and/or whether similar questions have been studied. I would be very happy to find some references or, if none ...
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Abelian group of finite rank
Let given torsion free abelian group $A$ of finite rank. Let for prime number $p$, given that $\cap_i p^iA =\{0\}$. Is it true that for any $p$- torsion abelian group $B$, $\text{Hom}_{\mathbb{Z}}(A, ...
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Looking for a modern source about Ulm Invariants
I'm looking for a modern, approachable text (preferably a website, textbook, or expository article, and preferably one easily available online or at a library) which can explain the concept of Ulm ...
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$A$ is isomorphic to $A \oplus \mathbb{Z}^2$, but not to $A \oplus \mathbb{Z}$
Are there abelian groups $A$ with $A \cong A \oplus \mathbb{Z}^2$ and $A \not\cong A \oplus \mathbb{Z}$?
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Counting elements with certain word length in abelian groups
Given a (finite) abelian group $G = \langle S \mid R \rangle$, has the problem of counting the number of elements which can be expressed as a word (in $S$) of length $\leq k$ been studied? If so, ...
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Irreducible characters of finite abelian groups
Let $G$ be finite abelian group and $K$ a field such that $char(K)$ does not divide the order $r$ of $G$. For each divisor $d$ of $r$ let $\omega_d$ be a primitive $d$-root of unity and $a_d:=\frac{\...
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Are the p-adics a direct summand of the direct product of the groups $\mathbb{Z}/p^n\mathbb{Z}$?
The p-adic integers $\mathbb{Z}_p$ can be thought of as a subgroup of the direct product group $P = \prod_{n \geq 1} \mathbb{Z}/p^n\mathbb{Z}$. Are they a direct summand of this group? That is, is ...
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An example of a non-(locally cyclic) Abelian group whose automorphism group is cyclic not of order $2$
In the wake of my curiosity on this kind of things, I was thinking if there is an example of a non-(locally cyclic) Abelian group whose automorphism group is cyclic not of order $2$. Every example I ...
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A group whose automorphism group is cyclic
Is there an Abelian group $A$ which is not locally cyclic whose automorphism group is cyclic ?
This question was first posted here.
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Categorical proof subgroups of free groups are free?
This is a crossport of this question from MSE.
Is there a categorical proof that subgroups of free groups are free?
How about the result that subgroups of free abelian groups are free abelian?
What ...
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When do infinitesimals split in dimension groups?
Let $G$ be a dimension group (i.e. a directed, unperforated abelian group satisfying the Riesz interpolation property) with order unit $u\in G^{+}$. There is a canonical positive group homomorphism $\...
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Sets which are unions of translates of each other but aren't single translates
I'm a hobbyist mathematician so any question I ask here might be at risk of closure. I hope this one is good enough, but I'm not sure. This is a continuation of two questions I asked on math....
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Freeness of torsion-free abelian groups
Let $A$ be a countable torsion-free abelian group. The following conditions are well known to be equivalent:
$A$ is free abelian,
every finite rank pure subgroup of $A$ is free abelian.
Consider the ...
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Is $\mathbb{Z}^{\omega}$ ever the union of a chain of proper subgroups each isomorphic to $\mathbb{Z}^{\omega}$?
Recall that the covering number $cov(B)$ is the least cardinal $\kappa$ such that $\kappa$ meagre sets cover the real line. Andreas Blass and John Irwin http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/~ablass/bb.pdf ...
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Local cross sections in infinite dimensional groups
Let $G$ be an (infinite dimensional) compact connected abelian group and $H$ be a closed subgroup of $G$. The quotient morphism $G\to G/H$ may not possess a local cross section, there are examples ...
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Ring of endomorphisms as a criterion of a dimension 1 module
Let $R$ be a unital ring and $M$ be an $R$-module. I have some questions about relation between the ring $\operatorname{End}_R M$ of endomorphisms and the notion of “dimension” of a module. I’m not ...
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The special subgroups of a finite abelian group of rank two
Let $G=\langle a_{1}\rangle\times\langle a_{2}\rangle$ such that $|a_{i}|=2^{k_{i}}$ and $k_{1}>k_{2}$ and $H$ be a subgroup of $G$ that there exists an automorphism of $G$ such that fix only ...
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C* algebras of Almost Periodic Functions
Suppose we take, for example, the $C^*$-algebra which is the sup norm closure of the exponentials $e^{2 \pi i ax}$ where $a \in \mathbb{Z} + \theta \mathbb{Z}$ for $\theta$ an irrational number. This ...
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Size of distinct sums in A
Let $G$ be an abelian group. Let $A\subset G$ be a finite set. $\sum_A$ is defined as: $$\left\{\sum_{b\in B}b \mid B\subset A\right\}$$ Is there any result similar to Freiman's Theorem for $\sum_A$? ...
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Countable reduced abelian group containing all countable reduced abelian groups
Is there a countable abelian group for which its subgroups are exactly all of the countable "reduced" abelian groups? (Reduced means that its divisible subgroup is zero)
Is the following group a ...
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Do all exact sequences $0 \rightarrow A \rightarrow A \oplus B \rightarrow B \rightarrow 0$ split for finitely generated abelian groups?
Suppose $A$ and $B$ are finitely generated Abelian groups. Are all exact sequences of the form $0 \rightarrow A \rightarrow A \oplus B \rightarrow B \rightarrow 0$ split?
If not, is there an example?
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Is the annihilator of the intersection of two subgroups of a (countable) discrete abelian group generated by the annihilators of the two subgroups?
Let $G$ be a (countable) discrete abelian group and denote by $\hat{G}$ its Pontryagin dual, i.e. the compact abelian group of group homomorphisms $\chi:G \longrightarrow \mathbb{T}$. Recall that, for ...
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Nearly slender abelian groups
Let $\prod_{n=1}^{\infty}\mathbb{Z}$ be the Baer-Specker group (infinite direct product of the additive group of integers) and $\bigoplus_{n=1}^{\infty}\mathbb{Z}$ be the natural subgroup which is the ...
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The existence of non-trivial homomorphisms $\prod_{n=1}^{\infty}\mathbb{Z}/\bigoplus_{n=1}^{\infty}\mathbb{Z}\to\mathbb{Z}/p\mathbb{Z}$
Let $\prod_{n=1}^{\infty}\mathbb{Z}$ be the Baer-Specker group and $\bigoplus_{n=1}^{\infty}\mathbb{Z}$ be the natural free abelian subgroup. It is known that if $G$ is a countable abelian group with ...
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Divisible torsion $\mathbb{Z}$-modules
I am trying to prove that for any divisible torsion $\mathbb{Z}$-module $V$,
this map
$$f:\mathbb{Q}/\mathbb{Z}\otimes_E\text{Hom}(\mathbb{Q}/\mathbb{Z},V)\longrightarrow V\mbox{ defined by }
f((q+\...
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When does a cogenerator determine a variety?
Two varieties of universal algebras are categorically equivalent iff their respective full subcategories of finitely generated free algebras are equivalent. Roughly speaking, this follows because they ...
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Name and references for a "twisted" addition in a ring
This question may seem a little unmotivated, but it actually isn't something that just occurred to me out of nowhere. It stems from a discussion I had the other day with a friend and is directly ...
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Tensor product of topological abelian groups with the reals
Given an abelian group A, the tensor product $A \otimes R$, where R are the reals, is naturally an R-vector space.
Now suppose that A is a topological abelian group (if necessary, we can assume it to ...
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Completion of abelian topological groups
During some exercises I came upon the following questions that I cannot answer myself. Given a topological group $G$ we can build the completion using cauchy sequences and denote this completion by $\...
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