Group rings, matrix rings, and polynomial identities

Berman, Elizabeth

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1972-0308184-8

Group rings, matrix rings, and polynomial identities
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Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 172 (1972), 241-248 Request permission

Abstract:

This paper studies the question, if $R$ is a ring satisfying a polynomial identity, what polynomial identities are satisfied by group rings and matrix rings over $R$? Theorem 2.6. If $R$ is an algebra over a field with at least $q$ elements, and $R$ satisfies ${x^q} = 0$, and $G$ is a group with an abelian subgroup of index $k$, then the group ring $R(G)$ satisfies ${x^t} = 0$, where $t = q{k^2} + 2$. Theorem 3.2. If $R$ is a ring satisfying a standard identity, and $G$ is a finite group, then $R(G)$ satisfies a standard identity. Theorem 3.4. If $R$ is an algebra over a field, and $R$ satisfies a standard identity, then the $k$-by-$k$ matrix ring ${R_k}$ satisfies a standard identity. Each theorem specifies the degree of the polynomial identity.

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