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The torsion index of a $ p$-compact group

Author(s): Jaume Aguadé
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 138 (2010), 4129-4136.
MSC (2010): Primary 55P35, 57T15
Posted: May 27, 2010
MathSciNet review: 2679635
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Abstract: We extend the theory of torsion indices of compact connected Lie groups to $ p$-compact groups and compute these indices in all cases.


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Additional Information:

Jaume Aguadé
Affiliation: Departament de Matemàtiques, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
Email: aguade@mat.uab.cat

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-2010-10391-X
PII: S 0002-9939(2010)10391-X
Received by editor(s): February 5, 2009
Posted: May 27, 2010
Additional Notes: The author is partially supported by grants MTM2007-61545 and SGR2005-00606.
Communicated by: Brooke Shipley
Copyright of article: Copyright 2010, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.




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