Algebra in the Stone-Čech compactification: applications to topologies on groups

For every discrete group G, the Stone-Čech compactification βG of G has a natural structure of compact right topological semigroup. Assume that G is endowed with some left invariant topology I and let τ¯ be the set of all ultrafilters on G converging to the unit of G in I. Then τ¯ is a closed subsem...

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Published in:Algebra and Discrete Mathematics
Date:2009
Main Author: Protasov, I.V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Інститут прикладної математики і механіки НАН України 2009
Online Access:https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/153384
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Journal Title:Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Cite this:Algebra in the Stone-Čech compactification: applications to topologies on groups / I.V. Protasov // Algebra and Discrete Mathematics. — 2009. — Vol. 8, № 1. — С. 83–110. — Бібліогр.: 62 назв. — англ.

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Summary:For every discrete group G, the Stone-Čech compactification βG of G has a natural structure of compact right topological semigroup. Assume that G is endowed with some left invariant topology I and let τ¯ be the set of all ultrafilters on G converging to the unit of G in I. Then τ¯ is a closed subsemigroup of βG. We survey the results clarifying the interplays between the algebraic properties of τ¯ and the topological properties of (G,I) and apply these results to solve some open problems in the topological group theory. The paper consists of 13 sections: Filters on groups, Semigroup of ultrafilters, Ideals, Idempotents, Equations, Continuity in βG and G∗, Ramsey-like ultrafilters, Maximality, Refinements, Resolvability, Potential compactness and ultraranks, Selected open questions.
ISSN:1726-3255