
arXiv: 2309.01223
Let $G$ be the group of all $\ZZ$-valued homomorphisms of the Baer-Specker group $\ZZ^\NN$. The group $G$ is algebraically isomorphic to $\ZZ^{(\NN)}$, the infinite direct sum of the group of integers, and equipped with the topology of pointwise convergence on $\ZZ^\NN$, becomes a non reflexive prodiscrete group. It was an open question to find its dual group $\hat{G}$. Here, we answer this question by proving that $\hat{G}$ is topologically isomorphic to $\ZZ^\NN\otimes_\mathcal{Q}\TT$, the (locally quasi-convex) tensor product of $\ZZ^\NN$ and $\TT$. Furthermore, we investigate the reflexivity properties of the groups of $C_p(X,\ZZ)$, the group of all $\ZZ$-valued continuous functions on $X$ equipped with the pointwise convergence topology, and $A_p(X)$, the free abelian group on a $0$-dimensional space $X$ equipped with the topology $t_p(C(X,\ZZ))$ of pointwise convergence topology on $C(X,\ZZ)$. In particular, we prove that $\hat{A_p(X)}\simeq C_p(X,\ZZ)\otimes_\mathcal{Q}\TT$ and we establish the existence of $0$-dimensional spaces $X$ such that $C_p(X,\ZZ)$ is Pontryagin reflexive.
reflexive group, General Topology (math.GN), Representations of general topological groups and semigroups, General properties and structure of LCA groups, Group Theory (math.GR), Torsion-free groups, infinite rank, 22A05 (22A25 22E99 20C15 20K20 54H11, abelian topological group, Functional Analysis (math.FA), Mathematics - Functional Analysis, Structure of general topological groups, Pontryagin duality, integer-valued homomorphism group, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Group Theory, Mathematics - General Topology
reflexive group, General Topology (math.GN), Representations of general topological groups and semigroups, General properties and structure of LCA groups, Group Theory (math.GR), Torsion-free groups, infinite rank, 22A05 (22A25 22E99 20C15 20K20 54H11, abelian topological group, Functional Analysis (math.FA), Mathematics - Functional Analysis, Structure of general topological groups, Pontryagin duality, integer-valued homomorphism group, FOS: Mathematics, Mathematics - Group Theory, Mathematics - General Topology
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