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Questions about the branch of algebra that deals with groups.
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Residual finiteness: why do we care?
Residually finite groups have been studied for a long time. However, I am struggling to work out why we care, or perhaps, why they continue to be of interest. Let me explain.
Magnus, in his 1968 surv …