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Margulis–Platonov normal subgroups over global function fields

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For every global function field k, and every absolutely almost simple simply connected algebraic k-group G, let A consist of the places v where G has $k_v-\operatorname{rank}$ zero, set $H_A=product_(v$ in $A)G(k_v)$, and let $\delta _A$ be the diagonal map. Is every abstract normal subgroup N of G(k) not contained in its center equal to $\delta _A^{-1}(W)$ for an open normal subgroup W of $H_A$? Include all positive characteristics and anisotropic G.

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For every global function field k, and every absolutely almost simple simply connected algebraic k-group G, let A consist of the places v where G has $k_v-\operatorname{rank}$ zero, set $H_A=product_(v$ in $A)G(k_v)$, and let $\delta _A$ be the diagonal map. Is every abstract normal subgroup N of G(k) not contained in its center equal to $\delta _A^{-1}(W)$ for an open normal subgroup W of $H_A$? Include all positive characteristics and anisotropic G.

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The result supplies the conclusion in this problem with its displayed hypotheses and quantifiers. The broader statements and applications in the manuscript are kept separate from the particular question above. The supporting result is manuscript 1 (family 018; 2026-10-05).

Margulis–Platonov normal subgroups over global function fields

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OpenAI presents the following claims relevant to this question, with manuscript numbers following paper order in Sources. In manuscript 1 (family 018; 2026-10-05), the asserted result is that every noncentral abstract normal subgroup of rational points of an absolutely almost simple simply connected group over a global function field is determined by open normal data at anisotropic places, including characteristic two.

Mathematical statement of the claimed result

Manuscript 1.
Let $k$ be a global function field and $G/k$ absolutely almost simple simply connected. Put $A(G)=\{v:\operatorname{rank}_{k_v}G=0\}$, a finite set, $H_A=\prod_{v\in A(G)}G(k_v)$ with product topology, and let $\delta_A:G(k)\to H_A$ be diagonal. For every abstract normal subgroup $N$ not contained in the center, the claim is \[ \exists W\triangleleft H_A\text{ open}:\quad N=\delta_A^{-1}(W). \] All positive characteristics are included, also when $G$ is globally anisotropic. Abstract normality does not presume topological closure.

Outline of the argument

For manuscript 1 (family 018; 2026-10-05), products of torus powers provide approximation in prescribed cosets. Finite additive Fourier analysis replaces integer-dilation recurrence, with a characteristic-two power-subfield calculation; finite simple-group obstructions and local character control complete the normal-subgroup argument.

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