Free groups and automorphism groups of infinite fields
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Publication:6237587
arXiv1211.6891MaRDI QIDQ6237587FDOQ6237587
Publication date: 29 November 2012
Abstract: Let lambda be a cardinal with lambda=lambda^{aleph_0} and p be either 0 or a prime number. We show that there are fields K_0 and K_1 of cardinality lambda and characteristic p such that the automorphism group of K_0 is a free group of cardinality 2^lambda and the automorphism group of K_1 is a free abelian group of cardinality 2^lambda. This partially answers a question from [8] and complements results from [15], [16] and [17]. The methods developed in the proof of the above statement also allow us to show that the above cardinal arithmetic assumption is consistently not necessary for the existence of such fields and that the existence of a cardinal lambda of uncountable cofinality with the property that there is no field of cardinality lambda whose automorphism group is a free group of cardinality greater than lambda implies the existence of large cardinals in certain inner models of set theory.
Free nonabelian groups (20E05) Consistency and independence results (03E35) Applications of set theory (03E75) Representations of groups as automorphism groups of algebraic systems (20F29) Connections between field theory and logic (12L99)
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