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Let G be a group and let K be a field of characteristic zero. We shall prove that KG can be embedded into a von Neumann unit-regular ring. In the course of the proof, we shall obtain a result relevant to the Atiyah conjecture.
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Linnell, P.A. (2008). Embedding Group Algebras into Finite von Neumann Regular Rings. In: Brzeziński, T., Gómez Pardo, J.L., Shestakov, I., Smith, P.F. (eds) Modules and Comodules. Trends in Mathematics. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-8742-6_19
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