Zur multiplikativen Archimedizität in projektiven ebenen

We determine the local-Archimedean orderings of projective planes over ternary rings whose multiplicative loops of positive elements are Archimedean. In particular, we prove that a projective plane over an Archimedean, linear ternary ring with associative multiplication is Archimedean.     

S-Arithmetic Khintchine-Type Theorem

In this article we prove a convergence S-arithmetic Khintchine-type theorem for the product of non-degenerate ν-adic manifolds, where one of them is the Archimedean place.     

Boolean Algebras,Generalized Abelian Rings,and Grothendieck Groups

ABSTRACT

A ring R is called generalized Abelian if for each idempotent e in R, eR and (1 ? e)R have no isomorphic nonzero summands. The class of generalized Abelian rings properly contains the class of Abelian rings. We denote by GAERS ? 1 the class of generalized Abelian exchange rings with stable range 1. In this article we prove, by introducing Boolean algebras, that for any R ∈ GAERS ? 1, the Grothendieck group K ₀(R) is always an Archimedean lattice-ordered group, and hence is torsion free and unperforated, which generalizes the corresponding results of Abelian exchange rings. Our main technical tool is the use of the ordered structure of K ₀(R)⁺, which provides a new method in the study of Grothendieck groups.     

Tensor products of Archimedean partially ordered vector spaces

We study the tensor product of two directed Archimedean partially ordered vector spaces X and Y by means of Riesz completions. With the aid of the Fremlin tensor product of the Riesz completions of X and Y we show that the projective cone in X ? Y is contained in an Archimedean cone. The smallest Archimedean cone containing the projective cone satisfies an appropriate universal mapping property.     

The Archimedean ℓ-group tensor product

We introduce a construction (inZ F-set theory) for the Archimedean -group tensor product. We relate this tensor product to the existing ones in the theory of Archimedean vector lattices and -groups.     

Order bounded orthosymmetric bilinear operator

It is proved by an order theoretical and purely algebraic method that any order bounded orthosymmetric bilinear operator b: E×E → F where E and F are Archimedean vector lattices is symmetric. This leads to a new and short proof of the commutativity of Archimedean almost f-algebras.     

On characterizations of the ordered field of real numbers

This self-contained note could find classroom use in an introductory course on analysis. It is proved that an ordered field F is complete (that is, order-isomorphic to the field of real numbers) if and only if each bounded monotonic sequence in F converges in F. Also established is the key tool that an ordered field is complete if and only if it is Archimedean and Cauchy-complete, along with a number of characterizations of Archimedean fields.     

Über Stellen und Präordnungen von Ternärkörpern

In this paper we shall establish the notion of compatibility between preorderings and places for planar ternary rings. The theorem of Baer and Krull concerning the relationship between the orderings of a field K, compatible with a place : KK {}, and the space of orderings of K is extended to ternary rings. We study the notion of fans and SAP-preorderings over ternary rings and prove that no Archimedean ordering contains a non-trivial fan. Finally the local stability formula of Bröcker is carried over to ternary rings.     

On a relative uniform completion of an archimedean lattice ordered group

The notion of a relatively uniform convergence (ru-convergence) has been used first in vector lattices and then in Archimedean lattice ordered groups. Let G be an Archimedean lattice ordered group. In the present paper, a relative uniform completion (ru-completion) of G is dealt with. It is known that exists and it is uniquely determined up to isomorphisms over G. The ru-completion of a finite direct product and of a completely subdirect product are established. We examine also whether certain properties of G remain valid in . Finally, we are interested in the existence of a greatest convex l-subgroup of G, which is complete with respect to ru-convergence. This work was supported by Science and Technology Assistance Agency under the contract No. APVT-20-004104. Supported by Grant VEGA 1/3003/06.     

Über lokalarchimedische Anordnungen projektiver Ebenen

The question, whether the Archimedean ordering of only one of the ternary rings of a projective plane implies that is Archimedean, i.e. that every ternary ring of is Archimedean, is answered in the negative by the construction of local-Archimedean orderings of free planes. There exists even Archimedean affine planes with non-Archimedean associated projective planes.     

When an infinite direct product of modules is a free module of finite rank

Let R be a commutative ring and let α be an infinite cardinal number. If a direct product of α nonzero R-modules is a free R-module of finite rank, then R is a ring-direct product of α nonzero rings.     

Bidual of <Emphasis Type="Italic">r</Emphasis>-algebras

We prove that the order continuous bidual of an Archimedean r-algebra is a Dedekind complete r-algebra with respect to the Arens multiplications.     

Rank‐tolerance graph classes

In this article we introduce certain classes of graphs that generalize ?‐tolerance chain graphs. In a rank‐tolerance representation of a graph, each vertex is assigned two parameters: a rank, which represents the size of that vertex, and a tolerance which represents an allowed extent of conflict with other vertices. Two vertices are adjacent if and only if their joint rank exceeds (or equals) their joint tolerance. This article is concerned with investigating the graph classes that arise from a variety of functions, such as min, max, sum, and prod (product), that may be used as the coupling functions ? and ρ to define the joint tolerance and the joint rank. Our goal is to obtain basic properties of the graph classes from basic properties of the coupling functions. We prove a skew symmetry result that when either ? or ρ is continuous and weakly increasing, the (?,ρ)‐representable graphs equal the complements of the (ρ,?)‐representable graphs. In the case where either ? or ρ is Archimedean or dual Archimedean, the class contains all threshold graphs. We also show that, for min, max, sum, prod (product) and, in fact, for any piecewise polynomial ?, there are infinitely many split graphs which fail to be representable. In the reflexive case (where ? = ρ), we show that if ? is nondecreasing, weakly increasing and associative, the class obtained is precisely the threshold graphs. This extends a result of Jacobson, McMorris, and Mulder [10] for the function min to a much wider class, including max, sum, and prod. We also give results for homogeneous functions, powers of sums, and linear combinations of min and max. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Graph Theory     

THE REGULARITY DEGREE AND EPIMORPHISMS IN THE CATEGORY OF COMMUTATIVE RINGS

Elements of the universal (von Neumann) regular ring T(R) of a commutative semiprime ring R can be expressed as a sum of products of elements of R and quasi-inverses of elements of R. The maximum number of terms required is called the regularity degree, an invariant for R measuring how R sits in T(R). It is bounded below by 1 plus the Krull dimension of R. For rings with finitely many primes and integral extensions of noetherian rings of dimension 1, this number is precisely the regularity degree.

For each n ≥ 1, one can find a ring of regularity degree n + 1. This shows that an infinite product of epimorphisms in the category of commutative rings need not be an epimorphism.

Finite upper bounds for the regularity degree are found for noetherian rings R of finite dimension using the Wiegand dimension theory for Patch R. These bounds apply to integral extensions of such rings as well.     

Commutative rings whose proper ideals are direct sums of uniform modules

An interesting result, obtaining by some theorems of Asano, Köthe and Warfield, states that: “for a commutative ring R, every module is a direct sum of uniform modules if and only if R is an Artinian principal ideal ring.” Moreover, it is observed that: “every ideal of a commutative ring R is a direct sum of uniform modules if and only if R is a finite direct product of uniform rings.” These results raise a natural question: “What is the structure of commutative rings whose all proper ideals are direct sums of uniform modules?” The goal of this paper is to answer this question. We prove that for a commutative ring R, every proper ideal is a direct sum of uniform modules, if and only if, R is a finite direct product of uniform rings or R is a local ring with the unique maximal ideal ? of the form ? = U⊕S, where U is a uniform module and S is a semisimple module. Furthermore, we determine the structure of commutative rings R for which every proper ideal is a direct sum of cyclic uniform modules (resp., cocyclic modules). Examples which delineate the structures are provided.     

On rainbowness of semiregular polyhedra

We introduce the rainbowness of a polyhedron as the minimum number k such that any colouring of vertices of the polyhedron using at least k colours involves a face all vertices of which have different colours. We determine the rainbowness of Platonic solids, prisms, antiprisms and ten Archimedean solids. For the remaining three Archimedean solids this parameter is estimated. Dedicated to Professor Miroslav Fiedler on the occasion of his 80th birthday.     

Group algebras of Kleinian type and groups of units

The algebras of Kleinian type are finite-dimensional semisimple rational algebras A such that the group of units of an order in A is commensurable with a direct product of Kleinian groups. We classify the Schur algebras of Kleinian type and the group algebras of Kleinian type. As an application, we characterize the group rings RG, with R an order in a number field and G a finite group, such that the group of units of RG is virtually a direct product of free-by-free groups.     

On Strong n-Perfect Rings

In this article we introduce and investigate a particular class of n-perfect rings that we call “strong n-perfect rings.” We are mainly concerned with this class of rings in the context of pullbacks. We also exhibit a class of n-perfect rings that are not strong n-perfect. Finally, we establish the transfer of this notion to the direct product.     

On schur rings over cyclic groups

In this paper, we introduce the notion of wedge product of Schur rings. We show that for any nontrivial Schur ringS over a cyclic groupG, if there is a subgroupH such that Σ _g ε _H g Σ _g∈H g ∉S, thenS is either a dot product or wedge product for some Schur rings over smaller cyclic groups.     

Algebraic Order Bounded Disjointness Preserving Operators and Strongly Diagonal Operators

Let T be an order bounded disjointness preserving operator on an Archimedean vector lattice. The main result in this paper shows that T is algebraic if and only if there exist natural numbers m and n such that n ≥ m, and T^n!, when restricted to the vector sublattice generated by the range of T^m, is an algebraic orthomorphism. Moreover, n (respectively, m) can be chosen as the degree (respectively, the multiplicity of 0 as a root) of the minimal polynomial of T. In the process of proving this result, we define strongly diagonal operators and study algebraic order bounded disjointness preserving operators and locally algebraic orthomorphisms. In addition, we introduce a type of completeness on Archimedean vector lattices that is necessary and sufficient for locally algebraic orthomorphisms to coincide with algebraic orthomorphisms.