Abstract
This paper opens and discusses the question originally due to Daniel Herden, who asked for which graph (μ, R) we can find a family {Gα: α < μ } of abelian groups such that for each α, β ∈ μ, Ext (Gα,Gβ) = 0 iff (α, β) ∈ R. In this regard, we present four results. First, we give a connection to Quillen's small object argument which helps Ext vanishes and use it to present a useful criteria to the question. Suppose λ = λN0 and μ = 2λ. We apply Jensen's diamond principle along with the criteria to present λ-free abelian groups representing bipartite graphs. Third, we use a version of the black box to construct in ZFC, a family of N1 -free abelian groups representing bipartite graphs. Finally, applying forcing techniques, we present a consistent positive answer for general graphs.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Forum Mathematicum |
DOIs | |
State | Accepted/In press - 2025 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Abelian groups
- almost-free modules
- Ext-groups
- forcing
- graph theory
- set theoretic methods in algebra
- vanishing of Ext