A characterization of free abelian groups
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Abstract:
In the category of abelian groups, being free is equivalent to having a discrete norm.References
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- © Copyright 1985 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 93 (1985), 347-349
- MSC: Primary 20K20; Secondary 20A15
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1985-0770551-0
- MathSciNet review: 770551