Probabilistic properties of profinite groups

MaRDI QIDQ6432636zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Eloisa Detomi, Andrea Lucchini, Marta Morigi, Pavel Shumyatsky

Publication date 10 April 2023

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.) (05C25) Limits, profinite groups (20E18) Generalizations of solvable and nilpotent groups (20F19)

Abstract: Let $mathfrakC$ be a class of finite groups which is closed for subgroups, quotients and direct products. Given a profinite group $G$ and an element $xinG$, we denote by $P_{mathfrakC}(x,G)$ the probability that $x$ and a randomly chosen element of $G$ generate a pro-$mathfrakC$ subgroup. We say that a profinite group $G$ is $mathfrakC$-positive if $P_{mathfrakC}(x,G)>0$ for all $xinG.$ %Moreover we say that $G$ is $mathfrakC$-bounded-positive if there exists a positive constant $eta$ such that $P_{mathfrakC}(x,G)>eta$ for all $xinG.$ We establish several equivalent conditions for a profinite group to be $mathfrakC$-positive when $mathfrakC$ is the class of finite soluble groups or of finite nilpotent groups. In particular, for the above classes, the profinite $mathfrakC$-positive groups are virtually prosoluble (resp., virtually nilpotent). We also draw some consequences on the prosoluble (resp. pronilpotent) graph of a profinite group.

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