Moore's conjecture on projectivity over finite-index subgroups

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Let Γ\Gamma be a group and HH a subgroup of finite index. Moore's condition is that no elements of prime order lie in Γ−H\Gamma-H. Let MM be a ZΓ\mathbb{Z}\Gamma-module.

Moore's conjecture. If MM is projective over ZH\mathbb{Z}H, then it is projective over ZΓ\mathbb{Z}\Gamma. In particular, for torsion-free Γ\Gamma, projectivity over ZΓ\mathbb{Z}\Gamma is equivalent to projectivity over ZH\mathbb{Z}H.

This conjecture generalizes Serre's theorem on cohomological dimensions of torsion-free groups and finite-index subgroups. The paper proves it for groups in Kropholler's hierarchy LHF\mathbf{LH}\mathscr{F} and establishes additional closure properties and examples, but the general conjecture remains open.

References

Primary source

Eli Aljadeff and Ehud Meir, “Nilpotency of Bocksteins, Kropholler's hierarchy and a conjecture of Moore”, arXiv:0905.1459 (2009).

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