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On ω-categorical groups and rings of finite burden

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An ω-categorical group of finite burden is virtually finite-by-abelian; an ω-categorical ring of finite burden is virtually finite-by-null; an ω-categorical NTP2 ring is nilpotent-by-finite.

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Correspondence to Frank O. Wagner.

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Partially supported by ANR-13-BS01-0006 ValCoMo, by European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No 705410, and by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP).

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Dobrowolski, J., Wagner, F.O. On ω-categorical groups and rings of finite burden. Isr. J. Math. 236, 801–839 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-020-1989-9

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