Polynomial rings over commutative reduced Hopfian local rings

We prove that if R is a commutative, reduced, local ring, then R is Hopfian if and only if the ring R[x] is Hopfian. This answers a question of Varadarajan [16], in the case when R is a reduced local ring. We provide examples of non-Noetherian Hopfian commutative domains by proving that the finite dimensional domains are Hopfian. Also, we derive some general results related to Hopfian rings.     

Polynomial functions and permutation polynomials over some finite commutative rings

We extend some classical results on polynomial functions . We prove all results in algebraic methods avoiding any combinatorial calculation. As applications of our methods, we obtain some interesting new results on permutation polynomials in several variables over some finite commutative rings.     

Polynomial orbits in finite commutative rings

Let R be a finite commutative ring with unity. We determine the set of all possible cycle lengths in the ring of polynomials with rational integral coefficients.     

Representations of quantum groups defined over commutative rings II

In this article we study the structure of highest weight modules for quantum groups defined over a commutative ring with particular emphasis on the structure theory for invariant bilinear forms on these modules.     

Polynomial functions over commutative semi-groups

Let S be a commutative semigroup. We consider the semigroup P(S) with respect to composition of all transformations p: S S of the form x a,x xⁿ or x axⁿ (a S; n N) and the semigroup P(S) containing only elements of the last two forms. Since all polynomials over S have the form a, xⁿ or ax these transformations are the so-called polynomial functions over S. We investigate the relationship between the structures of S and (S) resp. P(S) — a criterion on the commutativity of S has been shown by means of polynomial functions in 2.     

Linear equations over commutative rings

A generalized rank (McCoy rank) of a matrix with entries in a commutative ring R with identity is discussed. Some necessary and sufficient conditions for the solvability of the linear equation Ax = b are derived, where x, b are vectors and A is a matrix with entries in either a Noetherian full quotient ring or a zero dimensional ring.     

Quaternion algebras over commutative rings

Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 126–131, February, 1993.     

Clean matrices over commutative rings

A matrix A ∈ M _n (R) is e-clean provided there exists an idempotent E ∈ M _n (R) such that A-E ∈ GL _n (R) and det E = e. We get a general criterion of e-cleanness for the matrix [[a ₁, a ₂,..., a _n +1]]. Under the n-stable range ondition, it is shown that [[a ₁, a ₂,..., a _n +1]] is 0-clean iff (a ₁, a ₂,..., a _n +1) = 1. As an application, we prove that the 0-cleanness and unit-regularity for such n × n matrix over a Dedekind domain coincide for all n ⩾ 3. The analogous for (s, 2) property is also obtained.      

Strongly clean matrix rings over commutative local rings

We will completely characterize the commutative local rings for which M_n(R) is strongly clean, in terms of factorization in R[t]. We also obtain similar elementwise results which show additionally that for any monic polynomial f∈R[t], the strong cleanness of the companion matrix of f is equivalent to the strong cleanness of all matrices with characteristic polynomial f.     

On Barbilian domains over commutative rings

W. LEISSNER proved in [2] that an arbitrarily given affine BARBILIAN PLANE must be isomorphic to a plane affine geometry over a Z-ring R and moreover did he establish the converse theorem among other results in [3]. One of the fundamental notions in this axiomatic approach of ring geometry is that of a BARBILIAN DOMAIN (BARBILIANBEREICH). The aim of our note is to present sufficient conditions in case of commutative rings R which guarantee that R admits exactly one BARBILIAN DOMAIN. If for instance R is an euclidean ring, then R admits exactly one BARBILIAN DOMAIN (P.M.COHN [1], corollary to Theorem 3 of our note).The author is indebted to Professor LEISSNER for several helpful discussions during the preparation of this note.     

Self-dual codes over commutative Frobenius rings

We prove that self-dual codes exist over all finite commutative Frobenius rings, via their decomposition by the Chinese Remainder Theorem into local rings. We construct non-free self-dual codes under some conditions, using self-dual codes over finite fields, and we also construct free self-dual codes by lifting elements from the base finite field. We generalize the building-up construction for finite commutative Frobenius rings, showing that all self-dual codes with minimum weight greater than 2 can be obtained in this manner in cases where the construction applies.     

Involutory matrices over finite commutative rings

An n × n matrix A is called involutory iff A²=I_n, where I_n is the n × n identity matrix. This paper is concerned with involutory matrices over an arbitrary finite commutative ring R with identity and with the similarity relation among such matrices. In particular the authors seek a canonical set $\text{C}$ with respect to similarity for the n × n involutory matrices over R—i.e., a set $\text{C}$ of n × n involutory matrices over R with the property that each n × n involutory matrix over R is similar to exactly on matrix in $\text{C}$. Because of the structure of finite commutative rings and because of previous research, they are able to restrict their attention to finite local rings of characteristic a power of 2, and although their main result does not completely specify a canonical set $\text{C}$ for such a ring, it does solve the problem for a special class of rings and shows that a solution to the general case necessarily contains a solution to the classically unsolved problem of simultaneously bringing a sequence A₁,…,A_v of (not necessarily involutory) matrices over a finite field of characteristic 2 to canonical form (using the same similarity transformation on each A_i). (More generally, the authors observe that a theory of similarity fot matrices over an arbitrary local ring, such as the well-known rational canonical theory for matrices over a field, necessarily implies a solution to the simultaneous canonical form problem for matrices over a field.) In a final section they apply their results to find a canonical set for the involutory matrices over the ring of integers modulo 2^m and using this canonical set they are able to obtain a formula for the number of n × n involutory matrices over this ring.