Words and pronilpotent subgroups in profinite groups
E. I. Khukhro, Pavel Shumyatsky
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E. I. Khukhro, Pavel Shumyatsky
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Let $w$ be a multilinear commutator word, that is, a commutator of weight $n$ in $n$ different group variables. It is proved that if $G$ is a profinite group in which all pronilpotent subgroups generated by $w$-values are periodic, then the verbal subgroup $w(G)$ is locally finite.
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Let $w$ be a multilinear commutator word, that is, a commutator of weight $n$ in $n$ different group variables. It is proved that if $G$ is a profinite group in which all pronilpotent subgroups generated by $w$-values are periodic, then the verbal subgroup $w(G)$ is locally finite.
Key concepts: Profinite group, Commutator, Multilinear map, Mathematics, Word (group theory), Pure mathematics, Group (periodic table), Algebra over a field