Graphs represented by Ext

Mohsen Asgharzadeh, Mohammad Golshani*, Saharon Shelah

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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 languageEnglish
JournalForum Mathematicum
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2025

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Keywords

  • Abelian groups
  • almost-free modules
  • Ext-groups
  • forcing
  • graph theory
  • set theoretic methods in algebra
  • vanishing of Ext

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