Signature for piecewise continuous groups
Abstract
Let $\widehat{\operatorname{PC}^{\bowtie}}$ be the group of bijections from $\mathopen{[} 0,1 \mathclose{[}$ to itself which are continuous outside a finite set. Let $\operatorname{PC}^{\bowtie}$ be its quotient by the subgroup of finitely supported permutations.
We show that the Kapoudjian class of $\operatorname{PC}^{\bowtie}$ vanishes. That is, the quotient map $\widehat{\operatorname{PC}^{\bowtie}} \rightarrow \operatorname{PC}^{\bowtie}$ splits modulo the alternating subgroup of even permutations. This is shown by constructing a nonzero group homomorphism, called signature, from $\widehat{\operatorname{PC}^{\bowtie}}$ to $\mathbb Z / 2 \mathbb Z$. Then we use this signature to list normal subgroups of every subgroup $\widehat{G}$ of $\widehat{\operatorname{PC}^{\bowtie}}$ which contains $\mathfrak{S}_{\mathrm{fin}}$ and such that $G$, the projection of $\widehat{G}$ in $\operatorname{PC}^{\bowtie}$, is simple.
Domains
Group Theory [math.GR]
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