Normal subgroups of profinite groups of finite cohomological dimension

A. Engler*, D. Haran, D. Kochloukova, P. A. Zalesskii

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Abstract

A profinite group G of finite cohomological dimension with (topologically) finitely generated closed normal subgroup N is studied. If G is pro-p and N is either free as a pro-p group or a Poincaré group of dimension 2 or analytic pro-p, it is shown that G/N has virtually finite cohomological dimension cd(G) - cd(N). Some other cases when G/N has virtually finite cohomological dimension are also considered. If G is profinite, the case of N projective or the profinite completion of the fundamental group of a compact surface is considered.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-332
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of the London Mathematical Society
Volume69
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2004

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