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The Lattice of Group Topologies

General Topology 2025-09-12 v2 Group Theory

Abstract

For an infinite group GG, the poset LG\mathcal{L}_G of group topologies constitutes a complete lattice. Although LG\mathcal{L}_G is modular when GG is abelian, this property fails to persist for nilpotent groups. Extending Arnautov's 2010 work on the semi-modularity of LG\mathcal{L}_G for nilpotent groups, we present an alternative proof with enhanced structural clarity. Additionally, we resolve two open questions from the Kourovka Notebook regarding lattice-theoretic properties of LG\mathcal{L}_G: (1) explicit construction of a countably infinite non-abelian nilpotent group with modular topology lattice, and (2) establishing the absence of property P2P_2 in infinite abelian groups.

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@article{arxiv.2310.08269,
  title  = {The Lattice of Group Topologies},
  author = {Dekui Peng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2310.08269},
  year   = {2025}
}

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11 pages