The definable finite-by-abelian-by-finite conjecture for omega-categorical pseudofinite groups
The definable finite-by-abelian-by-finite conjecture for omega-categorical pseudofinite groups
Let be a countably infinite group that is both omega-categorical, meaning that its theory has a unique countable model up to isomorphism, and pseudofinite, meaning that it is infinite and every first-order sentence true in has a finite model. A group is definably finite-by-abelian-by-finite if it has a definable normal subgroup of finite index whose derived subgroup is finite. The definable finite-by-abelian-by-finite conjecture. Every omega-categorical pseudofinite group is definably finite-by-abelian-by-finite; that is, it has a definable normal subgroup of finite index which has finite derived subgroup. This conjecture proposes a strong structural restriction on groups satisfying both finitary conditions; the supplied text does not state a resolution.
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Dugald Macpherson and Katrin Tent, “Omega-categorical pseudofinite groups”, arXiv:2403.17684 (2024).
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