Divisible subgroups as exact equalizers in torsion-free nilpotent groups
Let \\(G\\) be torsion-free nilpotent of class at most \\(c\\), and let \\(H\\leq G\\) be divisible. We construct a torsion-free nilpotent group \\(K\\) of class at most \\(c\\) and embeddings \\(f_0,f_1:G\\hookrightarrow K\\) whose equalizer is exactly \\(H\\). Consequently the dominion of \\(H\\) in \\(G\\), relative to torsion-free nilpotent groups of class at most \\(c\\), is \\(H\\), answering Kourovka Problem 17.34. The construction uses the rational Mal'cev correspondence and a derivation into a truncated quotient of the augmentation ideal of a universal enveloping algebra. The augmentation filtration preserves the original nilpotency-class bound. No finite-generation or normality hypothesis on \\(H\\) is required.
Authors
- Achyuth Jayadevan
Institutions
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22752788
- Primary Topic
- Finite Group Theory Research
- Type
- preprint