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The Kaplansky test problems for aleph_1-separable groups

Logic 2009-09-25 v1 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

We answer a long-standing open question by proving in ordinary set theory, ZFC, that the Kaplansky test problems have negative answers for aleph_1-separable abelian groups of cardinality aleph_1. In fact, there is an aleph_1-separable abelian group M such that M is isomorphic to M oplus M oplus M but not to M oplus M .

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@article{arxiv.math/9709230,
  title  = {The Kaplansky test problems for aleph_1-separable groups},
  author = {Paul C. Eklof and Saharon Shelah},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9709230},
  year   = {2009}
}