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Probabilistic finiteness properties for profinite groups

Group Theory 2020-06-26 v3

Abstract

We introduce various probablistic finiteness conditions for profinite groups related to positive finite generation (PFG). We investigate completed group rings which are PFG as modules, and use this to answer a question of Kionke and the second author on positively finitely related groups. Using the theory of projective covers, we define and characterise a probabilistic version of the FPn\mathrm{FP}_n property for profinite groups, called PFPn\mathrm{PFP}_n. Finally, we prove how these conditions are related to previously defined finiteness conditions and each other.

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@article{arxiv.1907.05063,
  title  = {Probabilistic finiteness properties for profinite groups},
  author = {Ged Corob Cook and Matteo Vannacci},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.05063},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

23 pages, Section 2 corrected

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