On the center of Galois groups of maximal pro-p extensions of algebraic number fields with restricted ramification. (Q4029677)

The author studies the center of certain Galois groups. The most interesting results are obtained in the following setting: Let \(p\) be a fixed prime number, \(k\) a number field (totally imaginary if \(p\neq 2\)), \(S\) a finite set of places of \(k\) containing those above \(p\), \(G_ S\) the Galois group of the maximal pro-\(p\)-extension of \(k\) unramified outside; then 1) if \(k\) is not totally real, the center \((G_ S)\) is trivial; 2) if \(k\) is totally real and Leopoldt's conjecture is true for all the layers of the cyclotomic \(\mathbb{Z}_ p\)-extension of \(k\), then either \((G_ S)=(1)\) or \(G_ S\simeq\mathbb{Z}_ p\).