Torsion in pro-finite completions of torsion-free groups

DOI10.1016/0022-4049(90)90112-UMaRDI QIDQ917697zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Martin J. Evans

Publication date 1990

Published in Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-4049(90)90112-u

zbMATH Keywords

element of order ppro-finite completionsresidually finite p-grouptorsion-free, residually finite, metabelian group

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Limits, profinite groups (20E18) Residual properties and generalizations; residually finite groups (20E26) Solvable groups, supersolvable groups (20F16)

Review text

By the theorem of \textit{W. Crawley-Boevey}, \textit{P. Kropholler} and \textit{P. Linnell} [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 54, 181-196 (1988; Zbl 0666.16007)] pro-finite completions of finitely generated, torsion-free, residually finite, metabelian-by-finite groups are themselves torsion-free. In the present paper the author proves that for each prime p there exists a countable, torsion-free, residually finite, metabelian group such that its pro-finite completion contains an element of order p. He also constructs for each prime p a torsion-free group that is a residually finite p-group and such that its pro-p completion contains an element of order p.

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