Cyclic reduction of central embedding problems (Q805665)

Let \({\mathcal G}\) be a profinite group such that \(H^ 2({\mathcal G},{\mathbb{Q}}/{\mathbb{Z}})=0\). It is shown that every central embedding problem E for \({\mathcal G}\) corresponding to a central group extension \(1\to A\to \tilde G\to G\to 1\) where G is a finite quotient group of \({\mathcal G}\) and A is a cyclic p-group for some prime p which is contained in the center of \(\tilde G\) has a so called cyclic reduction \(E'\), i.e. \(E'\) corresponds to a central group extension \(1\to A\to \tilde G'\to G'\to 1\) where \(G'\) is a finite cyclic quotient group of \({\mathcal G}\) and E is solvable if and only if \(E'\) is solvable. It is known that \(H^ 2({\mathcal G},{\mathbb{Q}}/{\mathbb{Z}})=0\) if \({\mathcal G}\) is the absolute Galois group of a number field, and some further information about the construction of \(E'\) from E are provided in this case.