Characterization of sofic groups and equations over groups

MaRDI QIDQ6251911zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Lev Glebsky

Publication date 28 May 2014

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Limits, profinite groups (20E18) Residual properties and generalizations; residually finite groups (20E26)

Abstract: We give the following characterization of sofic (weakly sofic) groups: a group $G$ is sofic (weakly sofic) if and only if any system of equations solvable in any alternating group (any finite group) is solvable over $G$.

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