Approximations of groups, characterizations of sofic groups, and equations over groups

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2016.12.012zbMATH Open1364.20013arXiv1506.06940OpenAlexW2197327736MaRDI QIDQ517060FDOQ517060

Authors: Lev Glebsky 

Publication date: 16 March 2017

Published in: Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We give new characterizations of sofic groups: -- A group $G$ is sofic if and only if it is a subgroup of a quotient of a direct product of alternating or symmetric groups. -- A group $G$ is sofic if and only if any system of equations solvable in all alternating groups is solvable over $G$. The last characterization allows to express soficity of an existentially closed group by $forallexists$-sentences. Keywords: sofic groups, approximations, equations over groups.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1506.06940

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zbMATH Keywords

sofic groupsequations over groupsapproximations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Limits, profinite groups (20E18) Residual properties and generalizations; residually finite groups (20E26) Algebraic geometry over groups; equations over groups (20F70)

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