On isomorphism of minimal direct summands (Q1334337)

A subgroup \(A\) of a \(p\)-primary abelian group \(G\) is purifiable if there is a minimal pure subgroup of \(G\) containing \(A\). A given subgroup may or may not possess a pure hull. The paper is concerned with generalizations of ``purifiable''. A subgroup \(A\) is almost-dense in \(G\) if every pure subgroup containing \(A\) is dense in \(G\) (in the \(p\)-adic topology). A subgroup \(A\) of \(G\) is quasi-purifiable if it is almost-dense in some pure subgroup, and \(A\) is summandable if it is contained in a minimal direct summand. Summandable implies quasi-purifiable which implies purifiable. The author nicely surveys results on purifiable groups and extends them to his generalizations of ``purifiable''. Eventually he obtains a new characterization of torsion-complete groups. Easily stated sample results are the following. Theorem 3.5: A reduced group \(G\) is torsion-complete if and only if every quasi-purifiable subgroup of \(G\) is summandable. Theorem 4.2, 4.3: Let \(G\) be torsion-complete or quasi-complete, and \(A\) a summandable subgroup. Then any two minimal direct summands containing \(A\) are isomorphic. Other results involve concepts like ``overhang'', ``(eventually) vertical subgroup'', and ``overhang subsocle''.