TWO EXAMPLES ON UNIONS OF ABELIAN $p$-GROUPS

Abstract

We give two constructive examples of groups that are special unions of abelian $p$-groups. This sheds some light on certain problematic aspects in the present subject.

Keywords

• Abelian Groups,Balanced Subgroups,Nice Subgroups,Unions

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