A Note on Free Groups in the Ring of Fractions of Skew Polynomial Rings |
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Authors: | J Z Gonçalves |
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Institution: | Department of Mathematics , Instituto de Matemática e Estat?stica, University of S?u Paulo , Brazil |
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Abstract: | Let L be a function field over the rationals and let D denote the skew field of fractions of Lt;σ], the skew polynomial ring in t, over L, with automorphism σ. We prove that the multiplicative group D × of D contains a free noncyclic subgroup. |
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Keywords: | Free groups Skew fields |
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