On approximation of topological groups by finite quasigroups and finite semigroups (Q2567485)

Let \(G\) be a locally compact group, \(C\subset G\) a compact subset, \(U\subset G\) a relatively compact neighborhood of the unity in \(G\), and \((H,\odot)\) a finite algebra with a binary operation. The following terminology is used: (1) a \(U\)-grid of \(C\), if \(C\subset MU\) for a subset \(M\subset G\); (2) a \((C, U)\)-homomorphism, if \(\forall x,y\in H,\;(j(x),j(y), f(x)\cdot j(y)\in C)\Rightarrow(j(x\odot y)\in j(x) j(y)U)\); (3) the pair \(\langle H, j\rangle\) is a \((C, U)\)-approximation of \(G\), if \(j(H)\) is a \(U\)-grid of \(C\) and \(j: H\to G\) is a \((C, U)\)-homomorphism; (4) \(G\) is approximable by the systems from \(K\), a class of finite algebras, if for any compact set \(C\subset G\) and for any neighborhood \(U\), there is a \((C, U)\)-approximation \(\langle H, j\rangle\) of \(G\), such that \(H\in K\) and \(j\) is an injection. The authors consider necessary and sufficient conditions for a locally compact group to be approximable by more general finite algebraic systems, finite groups, and they obtain the following important results: 1. A locally compact group is approximable by finite quasigroups if and only if it is unimodular. 2. Any locally compact group \(G\) is approximable by \(l\)-finite quasigroups (\(r\)-quasigroups). 3. A locally compact group is approximable by finite semigroups if and only if it is approximable by finite groups.