The categories of $p$-rings are equivalent
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Abstract:
Let p and q be prime numbers. Let ${R_p}$ and ${R_q}$ denote, respectively, the categories of p-rings and q-rings with ring homomorphisms as morphisms. Then ${R_p}$ and ${R_q}$ are equivalent categories. In particular, the category of all Boolean rings is equivalent to ${R_p}$.References
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- © Copyright 1971 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 29 (1971), 229-235
- MSC: Primary 06.60; Secondary 08.00
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1971-0276153-7
- MathSciNet review: 0276153