Subgroups of finite index and the just infinite property.

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2010.07.033zbMATH Open1213.20026arXiv0905.1624OpenAlexW2038755654MaRDI QIDQ618245FDOQ618245

Authors: Colin D. Reid 

Publication date: 14 January 2011

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

Abstract: A residually finite (profinite) group $G$ is just infinite if every non-trivial (closed) normal subgroup of $G$ is of finite index. This paper considers the problem of determining whether a (closed) subgroup $H$ of a just infinite group is itself just infinite. If $G$ is not virtually abelian, we give a description of the just infinite property for normal subgroups in terms of maximal subgroups. In particular, we show that such a group $G$ is hereditarily just infinite if and only if all maximal subgroups of finite index are just infinite. We also obtain results for certain families of virtually abelian groups, including all virtually abelian pro-$p$ groups and their discrete analogues.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.1624

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zbMATH Keywords

maximal subgroupsprofinite groupssubgroups of finite indexresidually finite groupsjust infinite groupsopen normal subgroups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Limits, profinite groups (20E18) Residual properties and generalizations; residually finite groups (20E26) Subgroup theorems; subgroup growth (20E07) Maximal subgroups (20E28)

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