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Determining the multiplication via addition and some unary operation
It is known that the addition operation in a skew-field $F$ (more generally, in a quasifield) is uniquely determined by the multiplication operation and the unary involutive operation $1_{-}:F\to F$, ...
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What is the tiling semigroup for an einstein "hat" tiling?
My undergraduate dissertation was on inverse semigroups and the key text I used for it was Lawson's, "Inverse Semigroups: The Theory of Partial Symmetries". In said book, Lawson describes ...
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Motivation for the Preprojective Algebra
Let $Q=(Q_0,Q_1)$ be a quiver and $k$ a field. We construct a new quiver $\bar{Q}$ in the following way. Let the vertices of $\bar{Q}$ be the same as the vertices of $Q$, and let the arrows of $\bar{Q}...
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Multiplicative bases, path algebras, and Ext algebras
I am interested in understanding when a multiplicative basis exists for finite dimensional algebras over an algebraically closed field, and, in particular, Ext-algebras that are finite dimensional.
It ...
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Centers and conjugacy classes of groups relative to a pair of group homomorphisms
$\newcommand{\defeq}{\mathbin{\overset{\mathrm{def}}{=}}}$Given a group $G$, its center $\mathrm{Z}(G)$ and set of conjugacy classes $\mathrm{Cl}(G)$ are defined by
\begin{align*}
\mathrm{Z}(G) &\...
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Conjecture about semigroups
Let $G$ be a finite semigroup with order $n$ odd. Let $S_i \in G, i=1,\ldots,\binom{n}{(n+1)/2}$ be all the subsets of $G$ of size $(n+1)/2$.
Let $E(S_i)$ be the set obtained "expanding" $...
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On dual notions of morphisms of algebraic structures obtained by replacing equaliser with coequalisers
This question is based on this discussion from the Category Theory Zulip. See also the earlier question Natural cotransformations and "dual" co/limits.
Let $G$ and $H$ be groups. We define ...
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Membership problem in monoids
What is the simplest example of a monoid with undecidable membership problem? In other words, I'm looking for a concrete monoid $S$ such that there is no algorithm which takes elements $s_1,...,s_n$ ...
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Isbell duality for monoids and groups
Isbell Duality
$\newcommand{\IsbellSpec}{\mathsf{Spec}}\newcommand{\IsbellO}{\mathsf{O}}\newcommand{\Sets}{\mathsf{Sets}}\newcommand{\rmL}{\mathrm{L}}\newcommand{\rmR}{\mathrm{R}}\newcommand{\B}{\...
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Which algebraic structure characterizes the set of non-trivial qudratic residues in a finite field?
I understand this question may be too naive to ask, but I am unable to figure it out.
Suppose, $\mathbb{QR^*}$ denotes the set of all quadratic residues in a finite field except the identity element $...
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Morphisms of a simple sheaf over an algebra to its double dual
Given a smooth and projective surface $S$ over an algebraically closed field $k$ and a sheaf of Azumaya algebras $R$, i.e. $R$ is a locally free $O_S$-module of finite rank. Let $M$ be a coherent and ...
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Posets obtained from a semigroup by the definition $x \leq y \iff x \cdot y = x$
A po-groupoid is a groupoid $\langle A,\cdot\rangle $ such that the relation
defined by
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x \leq y \text{ if and only if } x \cdot y = x
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Quiver and relations for a monoid related to Catalan numbers
Let $C_n$ be the monoid consisting of monotone maps $\{1,...,n\} \rightarrow \{1,...,n\}$ with $f(i) \leq i$ for all $i$.
The cardinality of $C_n$ is given by the Catalan numbers.
Consider $A_n= \...
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Examples of cancellative normal semigroups
I've got a couple of things to test against normality in cancellative semigroups. A normal semigroup $S$ is one in which for any $x\in S$ we have $xS=Sx.$ This implies the Ore condition $$x,y\in S\...
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Structure of well-ordered commutative monoids
Let $(M,+)$ be a commutative monoid. Let $<$ be a well-ordering on $M$, where
$\forall a\in M,\ 0\leq a$
$\forall a,b,c\in M,\ a<b\Rightarrow a+c<b+c$
The first condition means $M$ will be ...
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Generating totally ordered free commutative monoids
Let’s say I have a set $A$. I build the free commutative monoid $M$ generated by $A$.
When can a well-order on $A$ be extended to $M$, in a way that is compatible with its monoid structure? I am ...
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Is anything known about the center of the Fomin-Kirillov algebra?
Let $\mathcal{B}_{\mathbb{S}_m}$ be the quotient of the Fomin-Kirillov algebra so that its pairing becomes certainly nondegenerate. This algebra is conjecturally isomorphic to the Fomin-Kirillov ...
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Particular example of a quadratic extension of a nonunital ring
I want to construct a concrete non-unital ring $R$ with the following properties:
$R$ is a noncommutative non-unital ring with a right unite $r$ i.e $t.r=t$ for any $t\in R$.
$S\subset R$ is a ...
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A name for semigroups in which left and right principal ideals coincide
Is there any standard name for semigroups $S$ in which $xS=Sx$ for all $x\in S$?
Examples of such semigroups are commutative semigroups and Clifford inverse semigroups.
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An alternative definition for finitely generated (and principal) ideals in a semigroup
Let $S$ be a semigroup. An ideal (of $S$) is a subset $I$ of $S$ such that $SI$ and $IS$ are both contained in $I$. The non-empty ideals constitute a subsemigroup, $\mathfrak I(S)$, of the power ...
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On a lemma of projective dimension
Let $R$ be a finite-dimensional algebra, and $A=R\oplus A_1\oplus A_2\oplus \dotsb$ be an $\mathbb{N}$-graded algebra which is locally finite (i.e. all $A_i$'s are of finite dimension). Let $\text{...
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Algebra with three anti-commutator relations
Let $u,v,w \in \mathbb{F}_p^{\times}$. Consider the $\mathbb{F}_p$-algebra $V$ generated by $ a,b,c$ and the relations
$$u a^2 = bc + cb$$
$$v b^2 = ac + ca$$
$$w c^2 = ab + ba$$
Is $V$ generated by ...
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Matrix ring isomorphisms of different sizes
Do there exist (unital, associative, noncommutative) rings $R$ and $S$, where $\mathbb{M}_2(R)\cong \mathbb{M}_3(S)$, but these matrix rings are not isomorphic to $\mathbb{M}_6(T)$ for any ring $T$?
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$S$ and $T$ globally isomorphic semigroups, with $S$ (commutative and) cancellative, iff $S$ is isomorphic to $T$?
Denote by $\mathcal P(S)$ the semigroup obtained by equipping the non-empty subsets of a "ground semigroup" $S$ (written multiplicatively) with the operation of setwise multiplication ...
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Composition of Frobenius $n$-homomorphisms, characteristic-free?
This question is, as so often, a crossbreed of curiosity and laziness. The
former has led me to an interesting, but somewhat unsatisfactory paper by
Khudaverdian and Voronov
(arXiv:2002.02395v2) and, ...
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On the structure of an algebra as a bimodule
$\DeclareMathOperator\End{End}\DeclareMathOperator\Mod{Mod}\DeclareMathOperator\Ker{Ker}\newcommand{\bi}{\mathrm{bi}}\newcommand{\op}{\mathrm{op}}$Let $K$ be a field (say of characteristic zero), and $...
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A recursive description of the smallest divisor-closed subsemigroup containing a set
Let $S$ be a semigroup and $\widehat{S}$ be its unitization, i.e., the monoid obtained from $S$ by adjoining an identity element if necessary (so that $\widehat{S} = S$ when $S$ is already a monoid).
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Gelfand-Naimark from the category-theoretic point of view
I was thinking about the Gelfand-Naimark theorem asserting the isometric * isomorphism between a commutative $C^*$-algebra (with unit) $\mathcal{A}$ and the $C^*$ -algebra of continuous complex-valued ...
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Model Structure/Homotopy Pushouts in topological monoids?
Let $\mathsf C$ be the category of topological monoids, that is, the category of monoids in $(\textsf{Top}, \times)$.
Can the model category structure on $\textsf{Top}$ (Serre fibrations, ...
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Every homomorphism between (rational) Puiseux monoids is multiplication by a non-negative rational
Let a (rational) Puiseux monoid be a non-trivial submonoid of the non-negative rational numbers under (the usual operation of) addition. It is not difficult to show that, if $f \colon H \to K$ is a (...
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Wedderburn theorem for finite-dimensional algebras over the complex numbers
I'm trying to understand how to apply the Wedderburn theorem in the context of unitary algebras over $\mathbb{C}$ that are finite-dimensional and semisimple. Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a $\mathbb{C}$-...
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Semi-simple algebras over operads
I believe people thought about this questions, however I couldn't find any reference. I appreciate if someone could direct me to some detailed discussions about it.
The categories of associative ...
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Formal smoothness of path algebras and connections
Let $k$ be a field of characteristic zero and $A = kQ$ the path algebra associated with a quiver $Q$. The algebra $A$ is said to be formally smooth over $k$ if
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\Omega^1_kA = \operatorname{Ker}(\...
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Minimal ideals and subalgebras of semisimple algebras
I'm considering an algebra to be a ring which is also a vector space over some field $F$, and the algebra $A$ is said to be semisimple if it is semisimple as a ring, i.e., $A$ can be written as a ...
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Is there a notion of point in noncommutative geometry?
It is not clear to me whether there is a general notion of point in NCG. I have heard (more through physics) that the notion of a point becomes meaningless or ill-defined in noncommutative spaces, but ...
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References on semigroup actions
I posted this question on Math Stack Exchange about 10 days ago, but received no answer (https://math.stackexchange.com/q/4843881/1223994).
I would like to ask for references on semigroup actions on ...
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On the conditions for Artin-Schelter Gorenstein algebras
Let $ k $ be a field and $ A $ a connected graded $ k $-algebra ($ A $ is associative, but not assumed to be commutative).
The algebra $ A $ is called Artin-Schelter Gorenstein* of dimension $ d $ if ...
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Are the trace relations among matrices generated by cyclic permutations?
Let $X_1,\dots,X_n$ be non commutative variables such that $\operatorname{tr} f(X_1,\dots,X_n) = 0$ whenever the $X_i$ are specialized to square matrices in $M_r(k)$ for any $r \geq 1$. Does this ...
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Are the automorphisms of the power semigroup of a cancellative semigroup cardinality-preserving?
Let $S$ be a semigroup (written multiplicatively) and $f$ be an automorphism of the power semigroup $\mathcal P(S)$ of $S$, that is, a bijective function on the family of all non-empty subsets of $S$ ...
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Various Cartan's Lemmata
I am a bit amazed by "Cartan's Lemma".. I have so far seen it in :
Algebraic Geometry sources:
Look at Proposition 2.9 of Freitag and Kiehl's Étale Cohomology where he used étale morphism to describe ...
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An isomorphism problem for semigroups of ideals
An ideal of a semigroup $S$ (written multiplicatively) is a set $I \subseteq S$ such that $IS$ and $SI$ are both contained in $I$ (here, $XY$ means, for all $X, Y \subseteq S$, the setwise product of $...
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A note on orders in quaternion algebras
Definition. An algebra $B$ over a field $F$ is a quaternion algebra if there exists $i,j\in B$ such that $1,i,j,ij$ is a basis for $B$ as a vector space over $F$, where $i^2=a,j^2=b;a,b\in F^\times$.
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Faithful flatness and non-commutative algebras
$\DeclareMathOperator\Spec{Spec}$When dealing with commutative algebras, a usefull criterion for faithful flatness is the following:
Let $f:A\rightarrow B$ be a morphism of commutative algebras. Then $...
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Survey of recent developments of the Gelfand-Kirillov dimension
It is almost two decades since the now classical books by McConnell and Robinson's
[ Noncommutative Noetherian rings. With the cooperation of L. W. Small. Revised edition. Graduate Studies in ...
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Congruences that aren't "finite from above," take 2: semigroups
This is a hopefully less trivial version of this question. Briefly, say that a congruence is parafinite if it is the largest congruence contained in some equivalence relation with finitely many ...
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When is the cofibrant replacement of a product the product of the cofibrant replacements?
I'm in a situation where I'd like to prove $Q(E\otimes E) \simeq QE \otimes QE$ for a monoid $E$ in a symmetric monoidal model category. I know it's not true in general that $Q(E\otimes F)\simeq QE \...
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A problem in commutative algebra whose solution requires algebraic geometry (resp., noncommutative algebra)?
One can argue that commutative algebra is affine algebraic geometry. However, a great deal of commutative algebra generalizes to non-commutative algebra, and in that setting there is little geometry, ...
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Prove or disprove: $R^{n+1} \supseteq R \cap R^2 \cap \cdots \cap R^n$ for every binary relation $R$ on a set of size $n$
Prove or disprove: $R^{n+1} \supseteq R \cap R^2 \cap \cdots \cap R^n$ for every binary relation $R$ on a set of size $n$.
I have verified the statement for $n \leq 4$ with a Mathematica code.
I have ...
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Differential birational equivalence
Suppose the base field algebraically closed and of zero characteristic.
There are two fascinating questions in the intersection of ring theory and algebraic geometry (for which an excellent discussion ...
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What is the highest $n\in\Bbb N$ for which a complete classification of inverse semigroups of order up to $n$ is known?
What is the highest $n\in\Bbb N$ for which a complete classification of inverse semigroups of order up to $n$ is known?
Given that there are $3{,}684{,}030{,}417$ semigroups of order $8$, I guess $n\...
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