Nilpotent probability of compact groups

Abstract: Let

k

be any positive integer and

G

a compact (Hausdorff) group. Let

m f {n p}_{k} (G)

denote the probability that

k + 1

randomly chosen elements

x_{1}, d o t s, x_{k + 1}

satisfy

[x_{1}, x_{2}, d o t s, x_{k + 1}] = 1

. We study the following problem: If

m f {n p}_{k} (G) > 0

then, does there exist an open nilpotent subgroup of class at most

k

? The answer is positive for profinite groups and we give a new proof. We also prove that the connected component

G^{0}

of

G

is abelian and there exists a closed normal nilpotent subgroup

N

of class at most

k

such that

G^{0} N

is open in

G

.

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