Model theoretic connected components of groups
arXiv:0707.0137
Abstract
We give a general exposition of model theoretic connected components of groups. We show that if a group G has NIP, then there exists the smallest invariant (over some small set) subgroup of G with bounded index (Theorem 5.3). This result extends theorem of Shelah. We consider also in this context the multiplicative and the additive groups of some rings (including infite fields).
20 pages, corected, to appear in Israel J. of Math