On a cardinal group invariant related to decompositions of Abelian groups

For each Abelian groupG, a cardinal invariant χ(G) is introduced and its properties are studied. In the special caseG = ? ⁿ , the cardinalχ(? ⁿ ) is equal to the minimal cardinality of an essential subset of ? ⁿ , i.e., a of a subsetA ? ? ⁿ such that, for any coloring of the group ? ⁿ inn colors, there exists an infinite one-color subset that is symmetric with respect to some pointα ofA. The estimaten( ^{n +} l)/2 ≤χ(? ⁿ ) < 2n is proved for alln and the relationχ(? ⁿ ) =n(n + 1)/2 forn ≤ 3. The structure of essential subsets of cardinalityχ(? ⁿ ) in ? ⁿ is completely described forn ≤ 3.     

On locally free Abelian groups

The following result is proved in the paper. An Abelian group A is Lw₁, w-equivalent to the free Abelian group of countable rank if and only if it is a countably free Abelian group.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, vol. 77, no. 1, 2005, pp. 121–126.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by E. G. Sklyarenko.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected issue number.     

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.     

Asymmetric decompositions of abelian groups

A subsetA of an Abelian groupG is said to be asymmetric ifg+S⊄A for any elementg∈G and any infinite symmetric subsetS⊂G (S=−S). The minimal cardinality of a decomposition of the groupG into asymmetric sets is denoted by ν(G). for any Abelian groupG, the cardinal number ν(G is expressed via the following cardinal invariants: the free rank, the 2-rank, and the cardinality of the group. In particular, . Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 10–19, July, 1999.     

On mixed Abelian groups with periodic groups of automorphisms

In the paper, sufficient conditions for the splittability of mixed Abelian groups with periodic automorphism groups are established. Classes of mixed splittable Abelian groups with perfect holomorphs are distinguished. Translated fromMaternaticheskie Zametki, Vol. 61, No. 4, pp. 483–493, April, 1997. Translated by A. I. Shtern     

关于Abel群上Cayley图的Hamilton圈分解

设Ｇ（Ｆ，Ｔ∩Ｔ＾－１）是有限Ａｂｅｌ群Ｆ上的Ｃａｙｌｅｙ图，Ｔ∩Ｔ＾－１只含２阶元，此文证明了当Ｔ是Ｆ的极小生成元集时，若ｄ（Ｇ）＝２ｋ，则Ｇ是ｋ个边不相交的Ｈａｍｉｌｔｏｎ圈的并，若ｄ（Ｇ）＝２ｋ＋１，则Ｇ是ｋ个边不相交的Ｈａｍｉｌｔｏｎ圈与一个１－因子的并。     

Biembeddings of Abelian groups

We prove that, with the single exception of the 2‐group C, the Cayley table of each Abelian group appears in a face 2‐colorable triangular embedding of a complete regular tripartite graph in an orientable surface. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Combin Designs 18: 71–83, 2010     

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.     

On coverings in the lattice of all group topologies of arbitrary Abelian groups

The remainder of the completion of a topological abelian group (G, τ₀) contains a nonzero element of prime order if and only if G admits a Hausdorff group topology τ₁ that precedes the given topology and is such that (G, τ₀) has no base of closed zero neighborhoods in (G, τ₁).     

Definability of Completely Decomposable Torsion-Free Abelian Groups by Groups of Homomorphisms

Let C be an Abelian group. An Abelian group A in some class of Abelian groups is said to be _C H-definable in the class if, for any group B\in , it follows from the existence of an isomorphism Hom(C,A) Hom(C,B) that there is an isomorphism A B. If every group in is _C H-definable in , then the class is called an _C H-class. In the paper, conditions are studied under which a class of completely decomposable torsion-free Abelian groups is a _C H-class, where C is a completely decomposable torsion-free Abelian group.     

Continuous spectral decompositions of Abelian group actions on -algebras

Let G be a locally compact Abelian group. Following Ruy Exel, we view Fell bundles over the Pontrjagin dual group of G as continuous spectral decompositions of G-actions on C^*-algebras. We classify such spectral decompositions using certain dense subspaces related to Marc Rieffel's theory of square-integrability. There is a unique continuous spectral decomposition if the group acts properly on the primitive ideal space of the C^*-algebra. But there are also examples of group actions without or with several inequivalent spectral decompositions.     

Limit theorems on locally compact Abelian groups

We prove limit theorems for row sums of a rowwise independent infinitesimal array of random variables with values in a locally compact Abelian group. First we give a proof of Gaiser's theorem [4, Satz 1.3.6], since it does not have an easy access and it is not complete. This theorem gives sufficient conditions for convergence of the row sums, but the limit measure cannot have a nondegenerate idempotent factor. Then we prove necessary and sufficient conditions for convergence of the row sums, where the limit measure can be also a nondegenerate Haar measure on a compact subgroup. Finally, we investigate special cases: the torus group, the group of p ‐adic integers and the p ‐adic solenoid. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

The failure of spectral synthesis on some types of discrete Abelian groups

The problem of spectral synthesis on arbitrary Abelian groups is solved in the negative.     

Abelian groups with layered tiles and the sumset phenomenon

We prove a generalization of the main theorem in Jin, The sumset phenomenon, about the sumset phenomenon in the setting of an abelian group with layered tiles of cell measures. Then we give some applications of the theorem for multi-dimensional cases of the sumset phenomenon. Several examples are given in order to show that the applications obtained are not vacuous and cannot be improved in various directions. We also give a new proof of Shnirel'man's theorem to illustrate a different approach (which uses the sumset phenomenon) to some combinatorial problems.

     

On multiplication groups of relatively free quasigroups isotopic to Abelian groups

If Q is a quasigroup that is free in the class of all quasigroups which are isotopic to an Abelian group, then its multiplication group Mlt Q is a Frobenius group. Conversely, if Mlt Q is a Frobenius group, Q a quasigroup, then Q has to be isotopic to an Abelian group. If Q is, in addition, finite, then it must be a central quasigroup (a T-quasigroup).This work was supported by institutional grant MSM 113200007, and by Grant Agency of Czech Republic, grant number 201/99/0263.     

Lattice-ordered Abelian groups and Schauder bases of unimodular fans

Baker-Beynon duality theory yields a concrete representation of any finitely generated projective Abelian lattice-ordered group in terms of piecewise linear homogeneous functions with integer coefficients, defined over the support of a fan . A unimodular fan over determines a Schauder basis of : its elements are the minimal positive free generators of the pointwise ordered group of -linear support functions. Conversely, a Schauder basis of determines a unimodular fan over : its maximal cones are the domains of linearity of the elements of . The main purpose of this paper is to give various representation-free characterisations of Schauder bases. The latter, jointly with the De Concini-Procesi starring technique, will be used to give novel characterisations of finitely generated projective Abelian lattice ordered groups. For instance, is finitely generated projective iff it can be presented by a purely lattice-theoretical word.

     

Affine Completeness and Lexicographic Product Decompositions of Abelian Lattice Ordered Groups

In this paper it is proved that an abelian lattice ordered group which can be expressed as a nontrivial lexicographic product is never affine complete. This work was supported by VEGA grant 2/1131/21.     

Involutory decomposition of a group and twisted subsets with few involutions

A subset K of some group C is called twisted if 1 ∈ K and x, y ∈ K implies that xy ^?1 x belongs to K. We use the concept of twisted subset to investigate and generalize the concept of involutory decomposition of a group. A group is said to admit involutory decomposition if it contains some involution such that the group is the product of the centralizer of the involution and the set of elements inverted by the involution. We study the twisted subsets with at most one involution. We prove that if a twisted subset has no involutions at all then it generates a subgroup of odd order.