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Bockstein theorem for nilpotent groups

Geometric Topology 2019-11-18 v1

Abstract

We extend the definition of Bockstein basis σ(G)\sigma(G) to nilpotent groups GG. A metrizable space XX is called a {\it Bockstein space} if dimG(X)=sup{dimH(X)Hσ(G)}\dim_G(X) = \sup\{\dim_H(X) | H\in \sigma(G)\} for all Abelian groups GG. Bockstein First Theorem says that all compact spaces are Bockstein spaces. Here are the main results of the paper: Let XX be a Bockstein space. If GG is nilpotent, then dimG(X)1\dim_G(X) \leq 1 if and only if sup{dimH(X)Hσ(G)}1\sup\{\dim_H(X) | H\in\sigma(G)\}\leq 1. XX is a Bockstein space if and only if dimZ(l)(X)=dimZ^(l)(X)\dim_{\Z_{(l)}} (X) = \dim_{\hat{Z}_{(l)}}(X) for all subsets ll of prime numbers.

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@article{arxiv.0809.3957,
  title  = {Bockstein theorem for nilpotent groups},
  author = {M. Cencelj and J. Dydak and A. Mitra and A. Vavpetic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.3957},
  year   = {2019}
}

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10 pages

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