ZETA FUNCTIONS AND COUNTING FINITE p-GROUPS
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چکیده
We announce proofs of a number of theorems concerning finite p-groups and nilpotent groups. These include: (1) the number of p-groups of class c on d generators of order pn satisfies a linear recurrence relation in n; (2) for fixed n the number of p-groups of order pn as one varies p is given by counting points on certain varieties mod p; (3) an asymptotic formula for the number of finite nilpotent groups of order n; (4) the periodicity of trees associated to finite p-groups of a fixed coclass (Conjecture P of Newman and O’Brien). The second result offers a new approach to Higman’s PORC conjecture. The results are established using zeta functions associated to infinite groups and the concept of definable p-adic integrals.
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