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Can every $\ast$-algebra be represented in this space of matrices?

Let $k$ be a field with characteristic $0$. For every set $X$, let $\mathcal{B}(X)$ be the set of (possibly infinite) matrices $T = (T_{x,y})_{x,y \in X}$ with coefficients in $k$ such that in each ...
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Is there a classification of the $p$-adic normed division algebras?

A normed division algebra over $\mathbb{R}$ is a pair $(A,\lVert{-}\rVert)$ with $A$ an $\mathbb{R}$-algebra with a unit $1_A$; $\lVert{-}\rVert\colon A\to\mathbb{R}_{\geq0}$ a norm on $A$; such ...
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If two monic polynomials of $\mathbb{Z}_p[X]$ (p-adic integer coefficient) are relatively prime modulo p, then do they generate $\mathbb{Z}_p[X]$?

I'm currently reading a paper of Rene Schoof, and I got stuck in a line. And I'm trying to check the above sentence. Although that seems to be elementary, I hope someone can give me a counterexample ...
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Jacobson radical of a tensor product

Let $R$ be a commutative ring and $A_1$, $A_2$ be $R$-algebras. Is there any general mean to compute the Jacobson radical of the tensor product $A_1\otimes_R A_2$ in terms of ${\rm Rad}(A_i )$, $i=1,2$...
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Specifying cokernels of all powers of $p$-adic matrix

Given a matrix $A \in M_d(\mathbb{Z}_p)$ (with nonzero determinant), viewed as a map $\mathbb{Z}_p^d \to \mathbb{Z}_p^d$, I am interested in the sequence of abelian $p$-groups $\{coker(A^n)\}_{n \geq ...
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Name of some commutative ring akin to $p$-adics

I need help in identifying the naming convention of some commutative ring described below. Let $p$ be a prime, let $k$ be a positive integer, and let $$\textbf{e} = (e_0,\ldots,e_{k-1})$$ be a list ...
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Why is this a lattice?

Why is $\text{SL}_3(\mathbf{Z}[1/2])$ a lattice in $\text{SL}_3(\mathbf{R})\times\text{SL}_3(\mathbf{Q}_2)$? Discreteness is pretty clear, but why finite covolume? I understand why $\text{SL}_3(\...