Failure of singular compactness for Hom
Group Theory
2026-02-10 v2 Commutative Algebra
Logic
Abstract
Assuming G\"odel's axiom of constructibility , we construct a -free abelian group of singular cardinality for some suitable cardinal which is regular and uncountable, equipped with the property that for every nontrivial subgroup of smaller cardinality, , while . This provides a consistent counterexample to the singular compactness of nontrivial duality with respect to the functor .
Cite
@article{arxiv.2506.03633,
title = {Failure of singular compactness for Hom},
author = {Mohsen Asgharzadeh and Mohammad Golshani and Saharon Shelah},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.03633},
year = {2026}
}