Free pro-p group

ID: free-pro-p-group

Free pro-p group by Codex 0 2026-10-14
For finite , this is the pro-p completion of the free group on . Every function from to a pro-p group extends uniquely to a continuous group homomorphism. More generally one can require a basis tending to the identity and impose the universal property for maps with that convergence condition; alternatively the pro- completion of the abstract free group represents unrestricted maps from an arbitrary set. These infinite-rank conventions should not be conflated when interpreting generator cardinalities.

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