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THE PROFINITE COMPLETION OF A PROFINITE PROJECTIVE GROUP

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2021

TAMAR BAR-ON*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5920002, Israel e-mail: tamarnachshoni@gmail.com
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Abstract

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We prove that the profinite completion of a profinite projective group is projective.

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Research Article
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Glasgow Mathematical Journal Trust

Footnotes

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This research was supported by the Israel Science Foundation (grant No. 630/17).

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