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Non-commutative rings and algebras, non-associative algebras, universal algebra and lattice theory, linear algebra, semigroups. For questions specific to commutative algebra (that is, rings that are assumed both associative and commutative), rather use the tag ac.commutative-algebra.

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An algebra constructed from symmetric differences

This is the group algebra $\mathbb{C}G$ where $G$ is an elementary Abelian group of order $2^n$ where $n=|S|$ (the elements of $G$ are your $1_A$). Every group ring over $\mathbb{C}$ is isomorphic to …
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Schroeder-Bernstein for Rings

This is not even true for fields. Let $E_1$ and $E_2$ be isogenous but not isomorphic elliptic curves over $K=\mathbb{Q}$ or $k=\mathbb{F}_p$ for some prime $p$. Then the isogeny $E_1\to E_2$ and its …
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Understanding the modules of semiprimitive rings

You write these simple modules can be obtained by taking a quotient of the ring by maximal left ideals, and so these simple modules are themselves also rings but in general the quotient of …
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Semisimple-ish rings!

By Zorn's lemma, each right ideal is contained in a maximal right ideal, therefore if $I+J = R$ then $I+M = R$ where $M$ is a maximal right ideal. If $I+M\ne R$ for all maximal right ideals $M$ then $ …
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Special subalgebras of central simple algebras

You want to know which algebras $A$ are such that $A\otimes B$ is central simple for some algebra $B$. (All algebras and tensor products being over $F$.) If $Z(A)$ and $Z(B)$ are the centres of $A$ a …
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Commutative subalgebras of M_n

This is a reply to Tom's reply. Let's stick to commutative subalgebras of $M_n(k)$ where $k$ is algebraically closed. Let $A$ be a unital commutative subalgebra of $M_n(k)$. Then $N=k^n$ is a faithful …
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Commutative subalgebras of M_n

See the related question at Dimension of subalgebras of a matrix algebra . In particular, I'd recommend the reference: M. Mirzakhani `A simple proof of a theorem of Schur' Amer. Math. Monthly 105 (199 …
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$K_{0}(R) =\mathbb{Z}$ but some f.g. projective not stably free?

When $R$ is commutative, $K_0(R)$ is a commutative ring with multiplicative unit the class $[R]$ of $R$. The only ring structure with additive group $\mathbb{Z}$ is the familiar one, so every element …
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Intersection of ideals in C*-algebra or even rings in general

In the most general form, for arbitrary ideals over rings, this is false. In the ring $\mathbb{Z}$ let $I_k$ be generated by $2^k$ and let $J$ be generated by $3$. Then $I_k+J=\mathbb{Z}$ for all $k$ …
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Calculating norms over a finite field (orthogonal groups).

It is the case that each isotropic vector in $V$ has the form $u+w$ where $u\in U$ and $w\in W$ but $u$ and $w$ need not be isotropic. To see where $2q-1$ and $q-1$ come from, the quadratic form on $ …
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