Invariants for abelian groups and dual exact sequences

Abstract: A duality of two categories is introduced. It generalizes the Malcev description of torsion free finite rank abelian groups. An equivalence of two categories is also introduced. It generalizes the Kurosh description of p-primitive groups. The composition of the duality and the equivalence is the duality earlier introduced by W. Wickless and the author. It is shown that the last duality preserves exactness for short exact sequences of homomorphisms. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]