Powered group for a set of primes
Definition
Let be a set of primes. A group is termed -powered if it satisfies the following equivalent definitions:
No. | Shorthand | Explanation |
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1 | -powered, or uniquely -divisible, for each prime | For every and every , there is a unique such that . |
2 | unique rational powers with denominators -numbers | Given any integers , with a -number (viz., a nonzero integer all of whose prime factors are in ), and any , there exists a unique such that . |
3 | group powered over the ring | is a group powered over the ring , i.e., the ring obtained by adjoining inverses of all elements of to . |
A rationally powered group is a group powered for the set of all primes.
The special case of nilpotent groups
In the case of nilpotent groups, we have the following result: nilpotent group is powered over a prime iff its abelianization is.