Productivity numbers in paratopological groups (Q492246)

A \textit{paratopological group} \(G\) is a group endowed with a topology on \(G\) such that the mapping \((x, y) \mapsto xy\) of \(G\times G\) into \(G\) is continuous. If in addition, the mapping \(x \mapsto x^{-1}\) of \(G\) into \(G\) is continuous then \(G\) is a \textit{topological group}. In this article, the authors investigate the preservation of products in some subcategories of paratopological groups. \textit{N. Noble} in the article [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 149, 187--198 (1970; Zbl 0229.54028)] proved that a product of sequential topological groups is sequential provided the cardinality of the index set of the product is a non-sequential cardinal. The authors generalize Noble's result not only to paratopological groups but also to any bicoreflective subcategory of epireflective subcategories of paratopological groups.