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Open subgroups of $p$-adic algebraic groups

Group Theory 2023-05-01 v1 Logic

Abstract

In \cite{Pillay} and more formally in \cite{Onshuus-Pillay} it was asked whether open subgroups of pp-adic algebraic groups are (pp-adic) semialgebraic, equivalently, definable in the structure (Qp,+,×)(\mathbb Q_{p}, +, \times). We give a positive answer in the commutative case. Together with results of \cite{Prasad} this leads to a positive answer for reductive algebraic groups.

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@article{arxiv.2304.14798,
  title  = {Open subgroups of $p$-adic algebraic groups},
  author = {Anand Pillay and Ningyuan Yao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.14798},
  year   = {2023}
}
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