Abstract
A subset X of a group G is called left generic if finitely many left translates of X cover G. Our main result is that if G is a definably compact group in an o-minimal structure and a definable X ⊆ G is not right generic then its complement is left generic. Among our additional results are (i) a new condition equivalent to definable compactness, (ii) the existence of a finitely additive invariant measure on definable sets in a definably compact group G in the case where G = *H for some compact Lie group H (generalizing results from [1]), and (iii) in a definably compact group every definable subsemi-group is a subgroup. Our main result uses recent work of Alf Dolich on forking in o-minimal stuctures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 153-170 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Fundamenta Mathematicae |
Volume | 193 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- Definably compact group
- Forking
- Generic set
- Haar measure
- O-minimal structure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Algebra and Number Theory