Profinite groups with an automorphism whose fixed points are right Engel

Homotopy fixed points for profinite groups emulate homotopy fixed points for discrete groups

If K is a discrete group and Z is a K-spectrum, then the homotopy fixed point spectrum Z is Map∗(EK+, Z) K , the fixed points of a familiar expression. Similarly, if G is a profinite group and X is a discrete G-spectrum, then X is often given by (HG,X), where HG,X is a certain explicit construction given by a homotopy limit in the category of discrete G-spectra. Thus, in each of two common equi...

Almost Engel finite and profinite groups

On Groups admitting a Word whose Values are Engel

Let m,n be positive integers, v a multilinear commutator word and w = vm. We prove that if G is a residually finite group in which all wvalues are n-Engel, then the verbal subgroup w(G) is locally nilpotent. We also examine the question whether this is true in the case where G is locally graded rather than residually finite. We answer the question affirmatively in the case where m = 1. Moreover...

On Groups Whose Subgroups Are Closed in the Profinite Topology

A group is called extended residually finite (ERF) if every subgroup is closed in the profinite topology. The ERF-property is studied for nilpotent groups, soluble groups, locally finite groups and FC-groups. A complete characterization is given of FC-groups which are ERF. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary 20E26.

An Automorphism of a Free Metabelian Group without Fixed Points

We construct an example of an IA-automorphism of the free metabelian group of rank n ≥ 3 without nontrivial fixed points. That gives a negative answer to the question raised by Shpilrain in [5]. By a result of Bachmuth [1], such an automorphism does not exist if the rank is equal to 2.