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Here's a question I should know the answer to but don't:




Suppose $1to F to G to G/F to 1$ is a short exact sequence of abelian groups with $F$ finite and $G/F$ torsion-free. Must the sequence split?




This is not true if you merely assume that $F$ is torsion. A counterexample is given by YCor here: https://mathoverflow.net/a/314536/20598.



Equivalently, suppose $G$ is a compact abelian group with finitely many components. Then does $G_0 to G to G/G_0$ split? This is not true without assuming there are finitely many components, as YCor's example shows, and it's also not true for nonabelian groups, as Max's answer here shows: https://math.stackexchange.com/a/954539/23805 (though I think it's true whenever $G/G_0$ is cyclic).






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    The answer is yes. I don't remember right now where to find a reference.
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    In fact, you only need the torsion subgroup has bounded order. See the (currently broken, but I’ll fix it as soon as I’ve posted this) link in mathoverflow.net/questions/60525/…
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    – Jeremy Rickard
    Jan 12 at 12:10






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    @JeremyRickard great! "bounder order" (used in the post you link) is awkward, it should be "of bounded exponent".
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    @YCor I agree, but I decided to stick with the terminology of the reference.
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$begingroup$


Here's a question I should know the answer to but don't:




Suppose $1to F to G to G/F to 1$ is a short exact sequence of abelian groups with $F$ finite and $G/F$ torsion-free. Must the sequence split?




This is not true if you merely assume that $F$ is torsion. A counterexample is given by YCor here: https://mathoverflow.net/a/314536/20598.



Equivalently, suppose $G$ is a compact abelian group with finitely many components. Then does $G_0 to G to G/G_0$ split? This is not true without assuming there are finitely many components, as YCor's example shows, and it's also not true for nonabelian groups, as Max's answer here shows: https://math.stackexchange.com/a/954539/23805 (though I think it's true whenever $G/G_0$ is cyclic).






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    The answer is yes. I don't remember right now where to find a reference.
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    – YCor
    Jan 12 at 11:55






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    $begingroup$
    In fact, you only need the torsion subgroup has bounded order. See the (currently broken, but I’ll fix it as soon as I’ve posted this) link in mathoverflow.net/questions/60525/…
    $endgroup$
    – Jeremy Rickard
    Jan 12 at 12:10






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    @JeremyRickard great! "bounder order" (used in the post you link) is awkward, it should be "of bounded exponent".
    $endgroup$
    – YCor
    Jan 12 at 12:15










  • $begingroup$
    @YCor I agree, but I decided to stick with the terminology of the reference.
    $endgroup$
    – Jeremy Rickard
    Jan 12 at 12:24














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$begingroup$


Here's a question I should know the answer to but don't:




Suppose $1to F to G to G/F to 1$ is a short exact sequence of abelian groups with $F$ finite and $G/F$ torsion-free. Must the sequence split?




This is not true if you merely assume that $F$ is torsion. A counterexample is given by YCor here: https://mathoverflow.net/a/314536/20598.



Equivalently, suppose $G$ is a compact abelian group with finitely many components. Then does $G_0 to G to G/G_0$ split? This is not true without assuming there are finitely many components, as YCor's example shows, and it's also not true for nonabelian groups, as Max's answer here shows: https://math.stackexchange.com/a/954539/23805 (though I think it's true whenever $G/G_0$ is cyclic).






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Here's a question I should know the answer to but don't:




Suppose $1to F to G to G/F to 1$ is a short exact sequence of abelian groups with $F$ finite and $G/F$ torsion-free. Must the sequence split?




This is not true if you merely assume that $F$ is torsion. A counterexample is given by YCor here: https://mathoverflow.net/a/314536/20598.



Equivalently, suppose $G$ is a compact abelian group with finitely many components. Then does $G_0 to G to G/G_0$ split? This is not true without assuming there are finitely many components, as YCor's example shows, and it's also not true for nonabelian groups, as Max's answer here shows: https://math.stackexchange.com/a/954539/23805 (though I think it's true whenever $G/G_0$ is cyclic).






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    The answer is yes. I don't remember right now where to find a reference.
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    – YCor
    Jan 12 at 11:55






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    $begingroup$
    In fact, you only need the torsion subgroup has bounded order. See the (currently broken, but I’ll fix it as soon as I’ve posted this) link in mathoverflow.net/questions/60525/…
    $endgroup$
    – Jeremy Rickard
    Jan 12 at 12:10






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    $begingroup$
    @JeremyRickard great! "bounder order" (used in the post you link) is awkward, it should be "of bounded exponent".
    $endgroup$
    – YCor
    Jan 12 at 12:15










  • $begingroup$
    @YCor I agree, but I decided to stick with the terminology of the reference.
    $endgroup$
    – Jeremy Rickard
    Jan 12 at 12:24


















  • $begingroup$
    The answer is yes. I don't remember right now where to find a reference.
    $endgroup$
    – YCor
    Jan 12 at 11:55






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    In fact, you only need the torsion subgroup has bounded order. See the (currently broken, but I’ll fix it as soon as I’ve posted this) link in mathoverflow.net/questions/60525/…
    $endgroup$
    – Jeremy Rickard
    Jan 12 at 12:10






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @JeremyRickard great! "bounder order" (used in the post you link) is awkward, it should be "of bounded exponent".
    $endgroup$
    – YCor
    Jan 12 at 12:15










  • $begingroup$
    @YCor I agree, but I decided to stick with the terminology of the reference.
    $endgroup$
    – Jeremy Rickard
    Jan 12 at 12:24
















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The answer is yes. I don't remember right now where to find a reference.
$endgroup$
– YCor
Jan 12 at 11:55




$begingroup$
The answer is yes. I don't remember right now where to find a reference.
$endgroup$
– YCor
Jan 12 at 11:55




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$begingroup$
In fact, you only need the torsion subgroup has bounded order. See the (currently broken, but I’ll fix it as soon as I’ve posted this) link in mathoverflow.net/questions/60525/…
$endgroup$
– Jeremy Rickard
Jan 12 at 12:10




$begingroup$
In fact, you only need the torsion subgroup has bounded order. See the (currently broken, but I’ll fix it as soon as I’ve posted this) link in mathoverflow.net/questions/60525/…
$endgroup$
– Jeremy Rickard
Jan 12 at 12:10




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@JeremyRickard great! "bounder order" (used in the post you link) is awkward, it should be "of bounded exponent".
$endgroup$
– YCor
Jan 12 at 12:15




$begingroup$
@JeremyRickard great! "bounder order" (used in the post you link) is awkward, it should be "of bounded exponent".
$endgroup$
– YCor
Jan 12 at 12:15












$begingroup$
@YCor I agree, but I decided to stick with the terminology of the reference.
$endgroup$
– Jeremy Rickard
Jan 12 at 12:24




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@YCor I agree, but I decided to stick with the terminology of the reference.
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Here’s a quick homological proof.



Suppose $F$ is finite and $H$ torsion free. Then $Fcongtext{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$, so
$$text{Ext}^1(H,F)congtext{Ext}^1left(H,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})right)
congtext{Hom}left(text{Tor}_1(H,F),mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}right),
$$
which is zero since torsion free abelian groups are flat.






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    Is the last isomorphism obvious? I mean, I could probably easily prove it, but...
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    – მამუკა ჯიბლაძე
    Jan 12 at 13:06






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    @მამუკაჯიბლაძე $text{Hom}(-,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}))congtext{Hom}(-otimes F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$. I’m just applying the first right derived functor of each side to $H$.
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    Very slick. Nice.
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    – Sean Eberhard
    Jan 12 at 14:14






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    ...and you get $text{Tor}$ on the right since $text{Hom}(-,mathbb Q/mathbb Z)$ is exact. Fine.
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Here’s a quick homological proof.



Suppose $F$ is finite and $H$ torsion free. Then $Fcongtext{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$, so
$$text{Ext}^1(H,F)congtext{Ext}^1left(H,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})right)
congtext{Hom}left(text{Tor}_1(H,F),mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}right),
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    $begingroup$
    @მამუკაჯიბლაძე $text{Hom}(-,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}))congtext{Hom}(-otimes F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$. I’m just applying the first right derived functor of each side to $H$.
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    Very slick. Nice.
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    $begingroup$
    ...and you get $text{Tor}$ on the right since $text{Hom}(-,mathbb Q/mathbb Z)$ is exact. Fine.
    $endgroup$
    – მამუკა ჯიბლაძე
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$begingroup$

Here’s a quick homological proof.



Suppose $F$ is finite and $H$ torsion free. Then $Fcongtext{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$, so
$$text{Ext}^1(H,F)congtext{Ext}^1left(H,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})right)
congtext{Hom}left(text{Tor}_1(H,F),mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}right),
$$
which is zero since torsion free abelian groups are flat.






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    Is the last isomorphism obvious? I mean, I could probably easily prove it, but...
    $endgroup$
    – მამუკა ჯიბლაძე
    Jan 12 at 13:06






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    @მამუკაჯიბლაძე $text{Hom}(-,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}))congtext{Hom}(-otimes F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$. I’m just applying the first right derived functor of each side to $H$.
    $endgroup$
    – Jeremy Rickard
    Jan 12 at 14:01












  • $begingroup$
    Very slick. Nice.
    $endgroup$
    – Sean Eberhard
    Jan 12 at 14:14






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    ...and you get $text{Tor}$ on the right since $text{Hom}(-,mathbb Q/mathbb Z)$ is exact. Fine.
    $endgroup$
    – მამუკა ჯიბლაძე
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$begingroup$

Here’s a quick homological proof.



Suppose $F$ is finite and $H$ torsion free. Then $Fcongtext{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$, so
$$text{Ext}^1(H,F)congtext{Ext}^1left(H,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})right)
congtext{Hom}left(text{Tor}_1(H,F),mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}right),
$$
which is zero since torsion free abelian groups are flat.






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Here’s a quick homological proof.



Suppose $F$ is finite and $H$ torsion free. Then $Fcongtext{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$, so
$$text{Ext}^1(H,F)congtext{Ext}^1left(H,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})right)
congtext{Hom}left(text{Tor}_1(H,F),mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}right),
$$
which is zero since torsion free abelian groups are flat.







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    Is the last isomorphism obvious? I mean, I could probably easily prove it, but...
    $endgroup$
    – მამუკა ჯიბლაძე
    Jan 12 at 13:06






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    @მამუკაჯიბლაძე $text{Hom}(-,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}))congtext{Hom}(-otimes F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$. I’m just applying the first right derived functor of each side to $H$.
    $endgroup$
    – Jeremy Rickard
    Jan 12 at 14:01












  • $begingroup$
    Very slick. Nice.
    $endgroup$
    – Sean Eberhard
    Jan 12 at 14:14






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    ...and you get $text{Tor}$ on the right since $text{Hom}(-,mathbb Q/mathbb Z)$ is exact. Fine.
    $endgroup$
    – მამუკა ჯიბლაძე
    Jan 12 at 19:34
















  • 1




    $begingroup$
    Is the last isomorphism obvious? I mean, I could probably easily prove it, but...
    $endgroup$
    – მამუკა ჯიბლაძე
    Jan 12 at 13:06






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    @მამუკაჯიბლაძე $text{Hom}(-,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}))congtext{Hom}(-otimes F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$. I’m just applying the first right derived functor of each side to $H$.
    $endgroup$
    – Jeremy Rickard
    Jan 12 at 14:01












  • $begingroup$
    Very slick. Nice.
    $endgroup$
    – Sean Eberhard
    Jan 12 at 14:14






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    ...and you get $text{Tor}$ on the right since $text{Hom}(-,mathbb Q/mathbb Z)$ is exact. Fine.
    $endgroup$
    – მამუკა ჯიბლაძე
    Jan 12 at 19:34










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$begingroup$
Is the last isomorphism obvious? I mean, I could probably easily prove it, but...
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$begingroup$
Is the last isomorphism obvious? I mean, I could probably easily prove it, but...
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– მამუკა ჯიბლაძე
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$begingroup$
@მამუკაჯიბლაძე $text{Hom}(-,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}))congtext{Hom}(-otimes F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$. I’m just applying the first right derived functor of each side to $H$.
$endgroup$
– Jeremy Rickard
Jan 12 at 14:01






$begingroup$
@მამუკაჯიბლაძე $text{Hom}(-,text{Hom}(F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z}))congtext{Hom}(-otimes F,mathbb{Q}/mathbb{Z})$. I’m just applying the first right derived functor of each side to $H$.
$endgroup$
– Jeremy Rickard
Jan 12 at 14:01














$begingroup$
Very slick. Nice.
$endgroup$
– Sean Eberhard
Jan 12 at 14:14




$begingroup$
Very slick. Nice.
$endgroup$
– Sean Eberhard
Jan 12 at 14:14




1




1




$begingroup$
...and you get $text{Tor}$ on the right since $text{Hom}(-,mathbb Q/mathbb Z)$ is exact. Fine.
$endgroup$
– მამუკა ჯიბლაძე
Jan 12 at 19:34






$begingroup$
...and you get $text{Tor}$ on the right since $text{Hom}(-,mathbb Q/mathbb Z)$ is exact. Fine.
$endgroup$
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