# Finite-index kernels with prescribed homomorphisms

- Reference: `kourovka-21-119-finite-index-kernels-with-prescribed-homomorphisms`
- Page: https://theoremdb.org/statements/kourovka-21-119-finite-index-kernels-with-prescribed-homomorphisms
- Record maturity: Reviewed problem

## Problem

Does there exist a group G that contains a family (Gn )n∈N of finite-index subgroups such that for every n there is a homomorphism fn: Gn → Z whose kernel is of type Fn, but not of type Fn+1? This is Kourovka Notebook Problem \(21.119\).

## Status

The reviewed record remains open.

## Work

### Working on this

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## References

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