On commutative group algebras of mixed groups (Q4384698)

Let \(G\) be an Abelian group and let \(F\) be a perfect field of characteristic \(p\neq 0\). Suppose \(V(G)\) is the group of normalized units of the group algebra \(FG\). The main results of the paper are the following. Let at least one of the following two conditions hold: 1) the torsion subgroup \(tG\) of \(G\) is a totally projective \(p\)-group of countable length; 2) \(G\) has countable torsion-free rank and (*) \(tG\) is a totally projective \(p\)-group of length less than \(\omega_1+\omega_0\). Then \(G\) is a direct factor of \(V(G)\) and \(V(G)/G\) is a totally projective \(p\)-group. It is proved that if \(G\) has torsion-free rank 1 and (*) holds then the existence of an \(F\)-isomorphism \(FG\cong FH\) for some group \(H\) implies that \(G\cong H\).