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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

answered Sep 8, 2010 at 15:51

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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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Locally compact vs. compactly generated in group theory

answered May 13, 2014 at 15:09

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

answered Jan 14, 2017 at 4:38

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Characteristically simple locally compact abelian groups

answered Feb 26, 2021 at 12:38

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Milnor-Wolf theorem for topological groups

answered Mar 8, 2017 at 11:40

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Are all profinite groups conjugacy separable?

answered Sep 6, 2016 at 23:13

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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?

Locally compact vs. compactly generated in group theory

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

Quotients of Free pro-p groups

Simple groups and words

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

Characteristically simple locally compact abelian groups

Milnor-Wolf theorem for topological groups

Are all profinite groups conjugacy separable?

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?