Profinite groups
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Date
2016
Authors
Volume
14/2016
Issue
Journal
Series Titel
Snapshots of Modern Mathematics from Oberwolfach
Book Title
Publisher
Oberwolfach : Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach gGmbH
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Abstract
Profinite objects are mathematical constructions used to collect, in a uniform manner, facts about infinitely many finite objects. We shall review recent progress in the theory of profinite groups, due to Nikolov and Segal, and its implications for finite groups.
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Keywords
Algebra and Number Theory, Geometry and Topology
Citation
Bartholdi, L. (2016). Profinite groups. Oberwolfach : Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach gGmbH. https://doi.org//10.14760/SNAP-2016-014-EN
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CC BY-SA 4.0 Unported