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Periodic groups whose simple modules have finite central endomorphism dimension


Author: Robert L. Snider
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 134 (2006), 3485-3486
MSC (2000): Primary 16S34, 20C07
Posted: June 19, 2006
MathSciNet review: 2240659
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Abstract: Theorem. If $ k$ is an uncountable field and $ G$ is a periodic group with no elements of order the characteristic of $ k$ and if all simple $ k[G]$ modules have finite central endomorphism dimension, then $ G$ has an abelian subgroup of finite index.

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Robert L. Snider
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0123
Email: snider@math.vt.edu

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-06-08438-3
PII: S 0002-9939(06)08438-3
Keywords: Group rings, periodic groups
Received by editor(s): June 16, 2005 and, in revised form, July 19, 2005
Posted: June 19, 2006
Communicated by: Martin Lorenz
Article copyright: © Copyright 2006 American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.




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