A finitely presented nonindicable subgroup of a free profinite group

We construct an infinite, two-generated, finitely presented subgroup H of the free profinite group of rank two whose abelianization is (ℤ/60ℤ)^2. Thus free profinite groups of rank at least two fail to be locally indicable, disproving a conjecture of Jaikin-Zapirain. The group H has a normal subgroup of index 60 isomorphic to F_29 × F_19 × F_11, where F_r denotes the abstract free group of rank r. More generally, every nontrivial finite perfect group is a quotient of a finitely presented torsion-free group with finite abelianization that embeds in the free profinite group of rank two. The construction combines free products of finite cyclic groups over a common finite quotient, completing a different free kernel at each prime. GitHub repository: https://github.com/eulogica/free-profinite-local-indicability

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-28
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23731786
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Finite Group Theory Research
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A finitely presented nonindicable subgroup of a free profinite group

Martino Lupini
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Finite Group Theory Research
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A finitely presented nonindicable subgroup of a free profinite group

Martino Lupini
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Abstract

We construct an infinite, two-generated, finitely presented subgroup H of the free profinite group of rank two whose abelianization is (ℤ/60ℤ)^2. Thus free profinite groups of rank at least two fail to be locally indicable, disproving a conjecture of Jaikin-Zapirain. The group H has a normal subgroup of index 60 isomorphic to F_29 × F_19 × F_11, where F_r denotes the abstract free group of rank r. More generally, every nontrivial finite perfect group is a quotient of a finitely presented torsion-free group with finite abelianization that embeds in the free profinite group of rank two. The construction combines free products of finite cyclic groups over a common finite quotient, completing a different free kernel at each prime. GitHub repository: https://github.com/eulogica/free-profinite-local-indicability

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
University of Bologna (IT)
Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica "Francesco Severi", European Commission, Università di Bologna
Finite Group Theory Research
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