Group in which every retract is a direct factor
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Definition
A group in which every retract is a direct factor is a group satisfying the following equivalent conditions:
- Every retract of the group (i.e., every subgroup that has a normal complement) is a direct factor.
- Every retract of the group is a normal subgroup.
Formalisms
In terms of the subgroup property collapse operator
This group property can be defined in terms of the collapse of two subgroup properties. In other words, a group satisfies this group property if and only if every subgroup of it satisfying the first property (retract) satisfies the second property (direct factor), and vice versa.
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Relation with other properties
Stronger properties
| Property | Meaning | Proof of implication | Proof of strictness (reverse implication failure) | Intermediate notions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple group | nontrivial; no proper nontrivial normal subgroup | |FULL LIST, MORE INFO | ||
| Splitting-simple group | nontrivial; no proper nontrivial retract | |FULL LIST, MORE INFO | ||
| Abelian group | any two elements commute | |FULL LIST, MORE INFO |
Weaker properties
| Property | Meaning | Proof of implication | Proof of strictness (reverse implication failure) | Intermediate notions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group in which every retract is regular | |FULL LIST, MORE INFO |