## A geometric characterization of free formations of profinite groups.(English. Russian original)Zbl 0725.20021

Sib. Math. J. 30, No. 2, 227-235 (1989); translation from Sib. Mat. Zh. 30, No. 2(174), 73-84 (1989).
The paper presents a characterization of free formations of profinite groups in terms of profinite graphs. A theory of covering spaces of profinite graphs is constructed. Furthermore the concepts of profinite tree and simply connected graph are compared. It is shown that any projective group is the fundamental group of some graph and, finally, some characterizations of free pro-$$C$$-groups over a pointed profinite space in terms of the action of these groups on connected simply connected graphs are given.

### MSC:

 20E18 Limits, profinite groups 05C25 Graphs and abstract algebra (groups, rings, fields, etc.) 20F17 Formations of groups, Fitting classes 05C10 Planar graphs; geometric and topological aspects of graph theory 05C05 Trees 57S25 Groups acting on specific manifolds 20E08 Groups acting on trees 20F34 Fundamental groups and their automorphisms (group-theoretic aspects) 57M05 Fundamental group, presentations, free differential calculus
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