The natural conjecture for subgroups of direct products of limit groups

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Let Γ1,…,Γn\Gamma_1,\dots,\Gamma_n be limit groups, and let SS be a subgroup of Γ1×⋯×Γn\Gamma_1\times\cdots\times\Gamma_n of type FPn(Q)FP_n(\mathbb{Q}).

Direct-product conjecture. SS has a subgroup of finite index that is itself a direct product of nn or fewer limit groups.

This conjecture would give a positive answer to a question of Sela. The preceding results establish special cases, including subdirect products under additional hypotheses; the general statement remains open.

References

Primary source

Martin R. Bridson and James Howie, “Subgroups of direct products of two limit groups”, arXiv:math/0510353 (2005).

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