On multiplicative functions which are additive on sums of primes

Let ${f : \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{C}}$ be a multiplicative function satisfying f(p ₀) ≠ 0 for at least one prime number p ₀, and let k ≥ 2 be an integer. We show that if the function f satisfies f(p ₁ + p ₂ + . . . + p _k ) = f(p ₁) + f(p ₂) + . . . + f(p _k ) for any prime numbers p ₁, p ₂, . . . ,p _k then f must be the identity f(n) = n for each ${n \in \mathbb{N}}$ . This result for k = 2 was established earlier by Spiro, whereas the case k = 3 was recently proved by Fang. In the proof of this result for k ≥ 6 we use a recent result of Tao asserting that every odd number greater than 1 is the sum of at most five primes.     

On the structure of rings which are sums of two subrings

We study the structure of rings that are sums of two subrings one of which is nil and the other reduced. Our main results concern the problem whether in this situation the nil subring must be an ideal.Received: 13 July 2001     

Generalized polynomial identities and rings which are sums of two subrings

In the article we show that the sum of two PI-rings is again a PI-ring.Translated fromAlgebra i Logika, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 3–11, January–February, 1995.Supported by the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research, grant No. 93-011-01544.     

On sums which are powers

The cardinality of sets A is estimated under the conditions that every element of the sum set A+A is a power resp. powerful number (n is said to be powerful if p n implies p ² n). Subset sums with these properties are also studied. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

On subgroups ofGL 2 over non-commutative local rings which are normalized by elementary matrices

During this research, the authors were supported in part by CICYT and NSF     

Group rings which are G-Dedekind prime rings

Let R be a commutative Noetherian domain and A be a polycyclic-by-finite group. In this paper, it is determined, in terms of properties of R and A when the group ring R[A] is a G-Dedekind prime ring.     

Four-digit numbers which are squared sums

There is a very natural way to divide a four-digit number into 2 two-digit numbers. Applying an algorithm to this pair of numbers, determine how often the original four-digit number reappears.     

Quasi-direct sums of rings and their radicals

Let A, B be rings and P a radical property. Call B an A-Algebra if B is an A-bimodule such that (ba)b₁ = b(ab₁), (bb₁)a = b(b₁a), a(bb₁) = (ab)b₁ for any a ∈ A and any b,b₁ ∈ B. A ring R, written as R = A ? B, is called a quasi-direct sum of (A, B) if A is a subring of R, B is an ideal of R and R is a direct sum of A and B as additive groups. The following results are obtained: 1. A quasi-direct sum of (A, B) is uniquely determined by an A-Algebra B (up to isomorphism); 2. The P-radical of the Algebra B is the same as the P-radical of the ring B; 3. P(A ? B) = P(A) +(B) if and only if P(A)B + BP(A) ? P(B); 4. If B has an identity e then P(A ? B) = P(A)(1?e) + P(B); 5. If P(Z) = 0 for the integer ring Z, then P(M_n(R)) = M_n(P(R)) holds for all rings R if and only if the above equality holds for all unitary rings R. In addition, some relationships of radicals between rings (or algebras over a field, semigroup algebras, etc.) and their corresponding identity extensions are discussed.     

Semirings which are unions of rings

Sernirings which are a disjoint union of rings form a variety S which contains the variety of all rings and the variety of all idempotent sernirings, and in particular, the variety of distributive lattices. Various structure theorems are established which bring insight into the structure of the lattice of subvarieties of S.``     

RRF rings which are not LRF

Define a ringA to be RRF (respectively LRF) if every right (respectively left)A-module is residually finite. We determine the necessary and sufficient conditions for a formal triangular matrix ring to be RRF (respectively LRF). Using this we give examples of RRF rings which are not LRF.     

Differential polynomial rings which are generalized Asano prime rings

Let R[x; δ] be a differential polynomial ring over a prime Goldie ring R in an indeterminate x, where δ is a derivation of R. In this paper, we describe explicitly the group of δ-stable v-R-ideals and using this results, we show that R[x; δ] is a generalized Asano prime ring if and only if R is a δ-generalized Asano prime ring.