The Word Problem in the Variety of Inverse Semigroups with Abelian Covers

The variety of inverse semigroups which possess E-unitary coversover Abelian groups coincides with the Mal'cev product of thevariety of semilattices and the variety of Abelian groups,andalso with the variety generated by semidirect products of semilatticesand Abelian groups. We show that this variety (and any varietyof inverse semigroups that contains this variety) has undecidableword problem.     

Reflexivity of prodiscrete topological groups

We study the duality properties of two rather different classes of subgroups of direct products of discrete groups (protodiscrete groups): P-groups, i.e., topological groups such that countable intersections of its open subsets are open, and protodiscrete groups of countable pseudocharacter (topological groups in which the identity is the intersection of countably many open sets). It was recently shown by the same authors that the direct product Π of an arbitrary family of discrete Abelian groups becomes reflexive when endowed with the ω-box topology. This was the first example of a non-discrete reflexive P-group. Here we present a considerable generalization of this theorem and show that every product of feathered (equivalently, almost metrizable) Abelian groups equipped with the P-modified topology is reflexive. In particular, every locally compact Abelian group with the P-modified topology is reflexive. We also examine the reflexivity of dense subgroups of products Π with the P-modified topology and obtain the first examples of non-complete reflexive P-groups. We find as well that the better behaved class of prodiscrete groups (complete protodiscrete groups) of countable pseudocharacter contains non-reflexive members—any uncountable bounded torsion Abelian group G of cardinality ω² supports a topology τ such that (G,τ) is a non-reflexive prodiscrete group of countable pseudocharacter.     

Direct Products with Abelian Automorphism Groups

The article considers when the direct product of two finite groups has an Abelian automorphism group.     

Abelian groups that are small with respect to different classes of groups

In this paper, we study Abelian groups that are small with respect to different classes of groups. Completely decomposable torsion free groups that are small with respect to an arbitrary class of torsion free groups are described completely. Direct products of groups small with respect to the class of slender groups are derived.     

Weakly Linearly Compact Topological Abelian Groups

In this paper, we study linearly topological groups. We introduce the notion of a weakly linearly compact group, which generalizes the notion of a weakly separable group, and examine the main properties of such groups. For weakly linearly compact groups, we construct the character theory and present an algebraic characterization of some classes of such groups. Some well-known theorems for periodic Abelian groups are generalized for the case of linearly discrete, topological Abelian groups; for linearly compact and linearly discrete topological Abelian groups, we also construct the character theory and study some important properties of linearly discrete groups. For linearly discrete, topological Abelian groups, we analyze the splittability condition (Theorem 3.12) and present the characteristic condition of decomposability of a discrete group G into the direct sum of rank-1 groups. We also present an algebraic characterization of linearly compact groups. We introduce the notion of a weakly linearly compact, topological Abelian group, which generalizes the notion of a weakly separable Abelian group, and examine some properties of such groups. These groups are a generalization of fibrous Abelian groups introduced by Vilenkin. We give an algebraic characterization of divisible, weakly locally compact Abelian groups that do not contain nonzero elements of finite order (Proposition 7.9). For weakly locally compact Abelian groups, we construct universal groups.     

Uniform Growth in Groups of Exponential Growth

This is an exposition of examples and classes of finitely-generated groups which have uniform exponential growth. The main examples are non-Abelian free groups, semi-direct products of free Abelian groups with automorphisms having an eigenvalue of modulus distinct from 1, and Golod–Shafarevich infinite finitely-generated p-groups. The classes include groups which virtually have non-Abelian free quotients, nonelementary hyperbolic groups, appropriate free products with amalgamation, HNN-extensions and one-relator groups, as well as soluble groups of exponential growth. Several open problems are formulated.     

Non-arithmetic polycyclic groups

We prove that for every n > 2 there are semi-direct products of a free Abelian group of rank n and an infinite cyclic group which are not arithmetic groups. In particular, we show that there are non-arithmetic polycyclic groups of every Hirsch number > 3. We also show that all polycyclic groups of Hirsch number ≤ are arithmetic. The proofs are based on our previous results about solvable arithmetic groups and on arithmetic properties of algebraic tori.     

Transfinite Diameter with Respect to the Neumann Function

In this paper, we study holomorphically isomorphic Abelian groups, i.e., Abelian groups with isomorphic holomorphs. We also study a generalization of the concept of holomorphic isomorphism, namely, almost holomorphic isomorphism, which is deeply connected with normal Abelian subgroups of holomorphs of Abelian groups. Torsion-free Abelian groups that are determined by their holomorphs are highlighted from different classes. In particular, it has been found that any homogeneous separable group can be determined by its holomorph in the class of all Abelian groups.     

When is an Abelian group isomorphic to its endomorphism group?

In the paper, necessary and sufficient conditions for an Abelian group A to be isomorphic to the endomorphism group End(A) are obtained. The classes of periodic Abelian groups, divisible Abelian groups, nonreduced Abelian groups, and reduced algebraically compact Abelian groups are considered. For certain classes of Abelian groups, the isomorphism problem for a group and its endomorphism group is solved under the assumption that the endomorphism group itself has the corresponding property.     

Some generalizations of slender Abelian groups

New classes of Abelian groups are introduced. They are generalizations of the class of slender groups. We characterize groups that belong to the new classes with the help of subgroups and direct products. We study some general properties of these classes as well. __________ Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 97–106, 2007.     

T-Radicals in the Category of Modules

This paper deals with the class of idempotent radicals defined by means of a tensor product. Their effect on Abelian groups is described. We also establish their connection with attracting modules. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000) 18E40.     

Generating Elements for Groups of the Form F/R'

Necessary and sufficient conditions are specified for a group of a specified type to be generated by its given elements (F is a free product). Using these conditions (and relying essentially on the Shmel'kin embedding), we establish the criterion of being primitive for metabelian products of Abelian groups. A result by Birman and the primitivity criterion for free metabelian groups are generalized.     

On Groups with Minimality Condition for Noninvariant Abelian pd-Subgroups

We study properties and the structure of non-Abelian groups with minimality condition for non-invariant Abelian pd-subgroups in the case where they do not satisfy the minimality condition for Abelian pd-subgroups. We prove the solvability of these groups and establish relations with non-Abelian groups in which all infinite Abelian pd-subgroups are invariant.__________Translated from Ukrains’kyi Matematychnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 265–270, February, 2005.     

Solitary subgroups of Abelian groups

Since solitary subgroups of (infinite) Abelian groups are precisely the strictly invariant subgroups which are co-Hopfian (as groups), and strictly invariant subgroups turn out to be strongly invariant for large classes of Abelian groups we determine the solitary subgroups for these classes of groups.     

Maximal Inverse Subsemigroups of the Symmetric Inverse Semigroup on a Finite-Dimensional Vector Space

The notion of “near isomorphism” for torsion-free Abelian groups of finite rank is well known. In particular, this concept turned out to be of importance for classifying almost completely decomposable groups. We extend near isomorphism to classes of torsion-free Abelian groups of infinite rank which are unions of bcd–groups, this is to say unions of groups which are bounded essential extensions of completely decomposable groups. Moreover, we show that nearly isomorphic groups of this class also have nearly isomorphic endomorphism rings considered as Abelian groups.     

Full transitivity of Abelian groups

We study fully transitive Abelian groups and their direct sums and direct products. __________ Translated from Fundamentalnaya i Prikladnaya Matematika, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 107–140, 2007.     

On the Determinability of Mixed Abelian Groups by Their Endomorphism Semigroups

Mixed Abelian groups with isomorphic endomorphism semigroups are studied. In particular, the question of when the isomorphism of endomorphism semigroups of Abelian groups implies the isomorphism of the groups themselves is investigated.     

Criterion for Invertibility of Endomorphisms and Test Rank of Metabelian Products of Abelian Groups

Let G be a finitely generated torsion-free group, which is a metabelian product of Abelian groups. We establish a criterion for endomorphisms satisfying some extra restriction to be invertible in G. Test sets for IA-endomorphisms of G are described and its test rank computed.