Let G be a nondiscrete locally compact Hausdorff abelian group. It is shown that if G contains an open torsion subgroup, then every proper dense subgroup of G is contained in a maximal subgroup; while if G has no open torsion subgroup, then it has a dense subgroup D such that G/D is algebraically isomorphic to R, the additive group of reals. With each G, containing an open torsion subgroup, we associate the least positive integer n such that the nth multiple of every discontinuous character of G is continuous. The following are proved equivalent for a nondiscrete locally compact abelian group G:(1) The intersection of any two dense subgroups of G is dense in G.(2) The intersection of all dense subgroups of G is dense in G.(3) G contains an open torsion subgroup, and for each prime p dividing the positive integer associated with G, pG is either open or a proper dense subgroup of G.Finally, we construct a locally compact abelian group G with infinitely many dense subgroups satisfying the three equivalent conditions stated above.
(p, q)-Frame measures on LCA groups: Perturbations and construction
