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Examples of noncommutative Bezout domains
I would like to see some (or many!) examples of noncommutative Bezout domains (one-sided principal ideals sum to one-sided principal ideals). I've read somewhere that it's not easy to find an example ...
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Is there anything like a Čech complex for calculating local cohomology over *noncommutative* rings?
$\DeclareMathOperator\Mod{Mod}\DeclareMathOperator\colim{colim}$Let $R$ be a ring, and consider a two-sided ideal $I = (r_1, r_2, \dots, r_j)$ in $R$. The corresponding $n$th local cohomology functor ...
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Wedderburn-Malcev principal theorem for graded-finite algebras
Let $k$ be a field and $A$ be a noncommutative $k$-algebra with Jacobson radical $J$. If $A$ is finite-dimensional, the Wedderburn-Malcev says that $A$ has a subalgebra $S$ such that $$A = S \oplus J$$...
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Isomorphism between the reduced C*-algebra of a groupoid and the crossed product of inverse semigroups
In Paterson's book "Groupoids, Inverse Semigroups and their Operator Algebras" he proves that for any r-discrete groupoid $G$ with unit space $G^0$, its full $C^* $-algebra $C^* (G)$ is ...
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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
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\mathrm{Z}(G) &\...
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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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Indecomposable injectives over Weyl algebras
Let $A=A_n(\mathbb{C})$ be the $n$-th Weyl algebra over the complex field. Then $A$ is a left Noetherian noncommutative ring. Is there a complete classification of indecomposable injective $A$-modules?...
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Convolution algebra of a simplicial set
Consider a simplicial set $X^\bullet$ with face maps $d_i$ (assume the set is finite in each degree so there are no measure issues). Then given two functions $f,g:X^1\to \mathbb{C}$ one can form their ...
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Finitistic dimension conjecture — why artin algebras?
As I understand it, the finitistic dimension conjecture says that if a ring $A$ is finitely generated over a commutative artinian ring $K$, then the finitistic dimension of $A$ is finite.
My question ...
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Regular coherence of tensor algebras
Under what conditions on a bimodule $M$ over a noetherian commutative ring $R$ is the tensor algebra $T=T_R(M)$ regular coherent? A theorem of Gersten says this is true for a free bimodule $M$. If $M$ ...
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Is each TS-topologizable group TG-topologizable?
Definition 1. A topology $\tau$ on a group $X$ is called
$\bullet$ a semigroup topology if the multiplication $X\times X\to X$, $(x,y)\mapsto xy$, is continuous in the topology $\tau$;
$\bullet$ a ...
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On skew monoid rings and skew ordered series rings
To my knowledge (see, e.g., H.H. Brungs and G. Törner's Skew Power Series Rings and Derivations [J. Algebra 87 (1984), 368-379]), skew polynomial rings were first introduced by Ø. Ore in 1933: Given ...
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Corollaries of Kleene's Theorem (Regular Languages)
Kleene's theorem that finite automata (specifically, nondeterministic) are expressively equivalent to regular expressions seems to be a powerful and not immediately obvious tool for untangling the ...
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Nullstellensatz for maximal left ideals of quantum plane
Let $R=\mathbb{C}\langle x,y\rangle/\langle xy=qyx\rangle$ be the quantum plane algebra. Does some sort of Nullstellensatz holds for the maximal left ideals of $R$? By this we mean all maximal left ...
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A non-commutative, left duo ring whose only unit is the identity
Let $R$ be a ring (here, rings are always associative, unital, and non-zero). We say that $R$ is a left duo ring if $aR \subseteq Ra$ for every $a \in R$.
Question. Is there a non-commutative, left ...
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A projective module over a domain that is not faithfully flat?
Let $R$ be a (noncommutative) unital ring which is a domain and let $\mathcal{N}$ be a non-zero projective (right) module. Projectivity of course implies that $\mathcal{N}$ is flat, but does the fact ...
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When is the submonoid preserving a subspace finitely generated?
Let $T$ be a topological space with at least one open set whose closure is not open.
Let $G$ be a finitely generated group acting by homeomorphisms on $T$. Let $S\subset T$ be a subspace.
Under what ...
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Buchberger's criterion for Gröbner bases in $k$-algebras with multiplicative basis and admissible order
Let $R$ be an associative $k$-algebra with multiplicative basis $\mathcal B$ with an admissible order on $\mathcal B$.
Let $G \subseteq R$ be a subset.
A multiplicative basis $\mathcal B$ means that $...
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Is the group ring of an amenable group, viewed as multiplicative monoid, amenable?
Motivated by this question, it seems natural to ask the following:
Question 1: Is there a [finitely generated discrete] torsion-free virtually Abelian (but not Abelian) group $G$ so that the ...
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Do you know rings without involutions, auto-anti-isomorphics? In that case, what is the minimal example?
Do you know rings without involutions, but auto-anti-isomorphic (isomorphic to their opposite)? In that case, what is the minimal example?
If a ring has an involution f, then f is an anti-automorphism;...
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non-abelian tensor products of several groups
R. Brown and J-L. Loday had defined the tensor product of two arbitrary groups acting on each other. Let $G,H$ be groups with actions on each other on the right. each group act on itself by ...
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Color algebras and color involutions
If $A$ is a $G$-graded algebra then one can define on it a color involution, i.e. a bijective linear map preserving the grading such that the image of a product of two homogeneous elements is defined ...
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On noncommutative transcendence degrees
The original transcendence degree for (noncommutative) division algebras is the Gelfand-Kirillov transcendence degree, due to I. Gelfand and K. Kirillov ([ Sur les corps li´es aux algèbres ...
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Division in the universal enveloping algebra
Let $\mathfrak g$ be a (semisimple) Lie algebra, $\mathfrak b\subset \mathfrak g$ a Borel and $\mathfrak n = [\mathfrak b,\mathfrak b]$. Then I am interested in solving certain division problems in $U(...
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Is $x \in A_1$ left algebraic over the subalgebra generated by $p$ and $q$, $[q,p]=1$?
Let $A_1:=A_1(x,y,k)$ be the first Weyl algebra over a field $k$ of characteristic zero,
namely, the $k$-algebra generated by $x$ and $y$ with relation $yx-xy=1$.
Let $f:(x,y) \mapsto (p,q)$ be a $k$-...
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Values attained by the coheight of $(H \setminus H^\times)^k$ as a function of $H$ and $k$
Edit (Apr 24, 2017). I'm updating this post in the light of the latest developments of a related thread.
Let $H$ be a multiplicatively written, commutative monoid, and set $M := H \setminus H^\times$,...
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Is a central simple algebra necessarily cyclic if it splits after a cyclic Galois extension?
Let $A$ be a central simple algebra of degree $n$ over $k$, $\dim_kA=n^2$, let $K/k$ be a cyclic galois extension of degree $n$. Suppose $A\times_kK\cong M_n(K)$, does this imply that $A$ is a cyclic ...
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When a ring is a polynomial ring?
In the paper (2.11) the authors show that if $k^*$ is a separable algebraic extension of $k$ and $x_1,x_2, \ldots, x_n$ are indeterminates over $k^*$ and a normal one dimensional ring $A$ with $k \...
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An order in $\mathbb Q[G]$ which is a maximal $\mathbb Z_p$-order in $\mathbb Q_p[G]$ for finitely many primes $p$
Let $G$ be a finite group and $S$ a finite set of prime numbers. I know that every separable $\mathbb Q$-algebra $A$ contains a maximal $\mathbb Z$-order but I wonder if the following is true.
Is ...
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Centers of Noetherian Algebras and K-theory
I'll start off a little vauge: Let $E$ be a noncommutative ring which is finitely generated over its noetherian center $Z$. Denote by $\textbf{mod}\hspace{.1 cm} E$ the category of finitely ...
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Catenarity of monoid algebras
Let $R$ be a commutative ring, let $M$ be a commutative monoid, and let $R[M]$ denote the corresponding monoid algebra. Suppose further that $R$ is universally catenary. One may ask for conditions on $...
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Nilpotent operator of the Weyl algebra
For a research project I'm currently working on, I came across the following problem:
Let $A=$ $^{k <x,y> }\Big/_{(yx-xy-1)}$ be the Weyl Algebra over a field $k$ of characteristic $p$, where $...
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On the computational complexity of the Hilbert polynomial of numerical semigroup rings
Let $(R, \mathfrak{m}) = k[[X^a, X^b, X^c]]$, $a<b<c$, $gcd(a, b, c) = 1$, be a semigroup ring. We have $R$ is a Cohen-Macaulay local ring of dimension one. It is well known that $\ell(R/\...
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A construction on commutative monoids similar to the semidirect product
Let $M_1$ and $M_2$ be commutative monoids, $M_1$ written additively with identity $0$ and $M_2$ multiplicatively with identity $1$. Furthermore, let $M_2$ act on the left on $M_1$ via monoid ...
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Correspondence between numerical semigroups and polynomials?
A numerical semigroup $A$ is defined as a subsemigroup of the semigroup $(\mathbb{N},+)$ of the positive integers such that the set $\mathbb{N}\setminus A$ is finite. Equivalently (for a subsemigroup) ...
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determine if a toric variety is Gorenstein
Let $G$ a simply connected group over $k$ and $car(k)=0$.
Let $T_{+}=(T\times T)/Z_{G}$ we consider the closure $\overline{T}_{+}$ of the torus $T_{+}$ in $\prod End(V_{\omega_{i}})\times\prod\...
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Deformation of modules over noncommutaitve rings
Let $M$ be a finitely generated module over a commutative ring $R$. The first order deformation of module $M$ is parametrized by $Ext^{1}(M,M)$ and the obstruction is parametrized by $Ext^{2}(M,M)$. ...
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Is there a homological way to compute quiver presentations?
I have recently been studying with colleagues the representation theory of certain finite monoids that come up in probability theory and combinatorics, see Ken Brown's beautiful survey here.
These ...
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Noncommutative analog of Koszul complex
Let $R=R_0 \oplus R_1 \oplus R_2 ...$ be a graded not necessarily commutative algebra over field $k$ and $R$ is generated by $R_1$, $R_0=k$. In commutative situation if one wants free resolution of $R/...
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What is the pro-algebraic completion of the free semigroup on one generator?
This question is motivated by an attempt to understand what is going on in Tom's post from a certain point of view.
Let $\mathbb N^+$ be the free semigroup on one generator (so the positive natural ...
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Global dimensions of orders over non-Gorenstein centers
This question concerns the following Lemma 4.2 in this paper by Van den Bergh:
Lemma: Let $R$ be local, normal Gorenstein ring of dimension $d$. Suppose $M$ is a reflexive $R$ module such that $A=\...
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Associative binary operations on natural numbers
Which are all the associative binary operations on natural numbers ?
Certain results in this regard can be found in arxiv:math/0508215.
It appears that such associative operations cannot grow too fast....
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What is a "double star-product"
Michel Van den Bergh introduced the notion of a double Poisson algebra. The definition is cooked up such that the representation varieties of such an algebra are Poisson varieties.
Is there a notion ...
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Action (of a graded monoid) required
Reference request: Did the construction below appear anywhere before? Any mentions of it or especially any links to something commonly known would be really helpful. I feel that it might be related to ...
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Ordering the elements of a semigroup by $a \le b$ iff $a=b$ or $b=ab=ba$
Let $S$ be a semigroup, written multiplicatively. The binary relation $\le$ on (the underlying set of) $S$, whose graph consists of all pairs $(a,b) \in S \times S$ such that $a = b$ or $b = ab = ba$, ...
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On generators of the multiplicative semigroup $\{r\in\mathbb Q:\ r>1\}$
The set $M=\{r\in\mathbb Q:\ r>1\}$ is a commutative semigroup with respect to the multiplication. For any integers $a>b\ge1$, we clearly have
$$\frac ab=\prod_{n=b}^{a-1}\frac{n+1}n.$$
So the ...
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Reference for the monoidal category structure $X \otimes Y = X + Y + X \times Y$ on a distributive category
Given a distributive category $\mathscr C$ (more generally a rig category), we can define a (semicocartesian) monoidal category structure on $\mathscr C$ with tensor product given by $X \otimes Y := X ...
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Non-commutative Gorenstein Koszul algebras
I was wondering if there exists a characterization of finite-dimensional Gorenstein Koszul algebras in terms of their Koszul dual?
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Trace map on Ext group
Let $R$ be a (possibly non-commutative) unital ring and $M$ be a perfect left $R$-module. Then, we have the trace map
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\operatorname{Tr}\colon \mathrm{Hom}_R(M,M)\to R/[R,R]\,.
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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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