Waring's problem in finite rings

In this paper we obtain explicit results for Waring's problem over general finite rings, especially matrix rings over finite fields by building on analogous results over finite fields. Commutative algebra, in particular the Jacobson radical and nilpotent ideals, plays an important role in our proofs.     

Jacobson radical algebras with Gelfand-Kirillov dimension two over countable fields

It is shown that for every countable field K, there is a finitely generated graded Jacobson radical algebra over K of Gelfand-Kirillov dimension two. Examples of finitely generated Jacobson radical algebras of Gelfand-Kirillov dimension two over algebraic extensions of finite fields of characteristic 2 were earlier constructed by Bartholdi [L. Bartholdi, Branch Rings, thinned rings, tree enveloping rings, Israel J. Math. (in press)].     

分次环的有限正规扩张

本文研究了群分次环的有限正规分次扩张问题．利用经典环论方法，得到一个群分次环与其有限正规分次扩张环之间关于分次Jacobson根和分次素根的关系，同时，给出了分次情形的Cutting down定理和Lying over定理．     

Jacobson rings and rings strongly graded by an abelian group

LetR be ring strongly graded by an abelian groupG of finite torsion-free rank. Lete be the identity ofG, andR _e the component of degreee ofR. AssumeR _e is a Jacobson ring. We prove that graded subrings ofR are again Jacobson rings if eitherR _e is a left Noetherian ring orR is a group ring. In particular we generalise Goldie and Michlers’s result on Jacobson polycyclic group rings, and Gilmer’s result on Jacobson commutative semigroup rings of finite torsion-free rank.     

Characterization of One Radical of Group Rings over Finite Prime Fields

We study complete and reduced associative rings (in the sense of L. M. Martynov). We prove a necessary and sufficient test for completeness of a semigroup ring, calculate the greatest complete subring (which is an ideal) of a group ring over finite prime fields, and characterize the reduced group rings of finite groups over finite prime fields.     

The general radical theory of incidence algebras

Since their introduction in 1964 as a combinatorial tool, incidence algebras have been studied in their own right. In particular, the Jacobson and nilradicals of incidence algebras over commutative rings with identity were determined.Here we present the general radical theory for incidence algebras, with the emphasis on hypernilpotent and subidempotent radicals.     

A Property Satisfying Reducedness over Centers

This article concerns a ring property called pseudo-reduced-over-center that is satisfied by free algebras over commutative reduced rings.The properties of radicals of pseudo-reduced-over-center rings are investigated,especially related to polynomial rings.It is proved that for pseudo-reduced-over-center rings of nonzero characteristic,the centers and the pseudo-reduced-over-center property are preserved through factor rings modulo nil ideals.For a locally finite ring R,it is proved that if R is pseudo-reduced-over-center,then R is commutative and R/J(R) is a commutative regular ring with J(R) nil,where J(R) is the Jacobson radical of R.     

Constacyclic codes over finite commutative semi-simple rings

Finite commutative semi-simple rings are direct sum of finite fields. In this study, we investigate the algebraic structure of λ-constacyclic codes over such finite semi-simple rings. Among others, necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of self-dual, LCD, and Hermitian dual-containing λ-constacyclic codes over finite semi-simple rings are provided. Using the CSS and Hermitian constructions, quantum MDS codes over finite semi-simple rings are constructed.     

Self-injective rings and linear (weak) inverses of linear finite automata over rings

LetR be a finite commutative ring with identity and τ be a nonnegative integer. In studying linear finite automata, one of the basic problems is how to characterize the class of rings which have the property that every (weakly) invertible linear finite automaton ℳ with delay τ over R has a linear finite automaton ℳ′ over R which is a (weak) inverse with delay τ of ℳ. The rings and linear finite automata are studied by means of modules and it is proved that *-rings are equivalent to self-injective rings, and the unsolved problem (for τ=0) is solved. Moreover, a further problem of how to characterize the class of rings which have the property that every invertible with delay τ linear finite automaton ℳ overR has a linear finite automaton ℳ′ over R which is an inverse with delay τ′ for some τ′⩾τ is studied and solved. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No. 69773015).     

Bases for rings of coinvariants

We study the multiplicative structure of rings of coinvariants for finite groups. We develop methods that give rise to natural monomial bases for such rings over their ground fields and explicitly determine precisely which monomials are zero in the ring of coinvariants. We apply our methods to the Dickson, upper triangular and symmetric coinvariants. Along the way, we recover theorems of Steinberg [17] and E. Artin [1]. Using these monomial bases we prove that the image of the transfer for a general linear group over a finite field is a principal ideal in the ring of invariants. This research is supported in part by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada     

On the idempotents,nilpotents, units and zero-divisors of finite rings

In this article, first we find the number of idempotents and the zero-divisors of a matrix ring over a finite field F. Next, given the order of the Jacobson radical of the finite unital ring R, we find the number of units, nilpotents and zero-divisors of R. Moreover, we find an upper bound for the number of idempotents of a finite ring which is in general smaller than the upper bound found by MacHale [Proc. R. Ir. 1982;82A(1):9–12]. Finally, we find the above-mentioned numbers in some matrix rings and quaternion rings.     

Partial Skew Polynomial Rings and Jacobson Rings

In this article we consider rings R with a partial action α of an infinite cyclic group G on R. We generalize the well-known results about Jacobson rings and strongly Jacobson rings in skew polynomial rings and skew Laurent polynomial rings to partial skew polynomial rings and partial skew Laurent polynomial rings.     

Finite rings in which commutativity is transitive

A ring is called commutative transitive if commutativity is a transitive relation on its nonzero elements. Likewise, it is weakly commutative transitive (wCT) if commutativity is a transitive relation on its noncentral elements. The main topic of this paper is to describe the structure of finite wCT rings. It is shown that every such ring is a direct sum of an indecomposable noncommutative wCT ring of prime power order, and a commutative ring. Furthermore, finite indecomposable wCT rings are either two-by-two matrices over fields, local rings, or basic rings with two maximal ideals. We characterize finite local rings as generalized skew polynomial rings over coefficient Galois rings; the associated automorphisms of the Galois ring give rise to a signature of the local ring. These are then used to further describe the structure of finite local and wCT basic rings.     

On schur rings of group rings of finite groups

Schur rings are rings associated to certain partitions of finite groups. They were introduced for applications in representation theory, cfr. [3][4].

The algebric structure of these rings has not been studied in depth. In this paper we determine explicit structure constants for Schur rings, we derive conditions for separability and we compute the centre. These results seem to be new even over fields.     

On the structure of parabolic subgroups

The main aim of this paper is to show that the Jacobson and Brown-McCoy radicals of rings graded by free groups are homogeneous. As an application we get some information on the structure of the Jacobson radical of monomial rings. In particular we give a positive answer to a question posed in [12]. We extend also a result of [13] on the Brown-McCoy radical of polynomial rings in non-commutative variables. Actually this and the question of [12] motivated our studies.     

Flat modules and rings finitely generated as modules over their center

A module is called distributive (is said to be a chain module) if the lattice of all its submodules is distributive (is a chain). Let a ringA be a finitely generated module over its unitary central subringR. We prove the equivalence of the following conditions:

1. A is a right or left distributive semiprime ring;
2. for any maximal idealM of a subringR central inA, the ring of quotientsA _M is a finite direct product of semihereditary Bézout domains whose quotient rings by the Jacobson radicals are finite direct products of skew fields;
3. all right ideals and all left ideals of the ringA are flat (right and left) modules over the ringA, andA is a distributive ring, without nonzero nilpotent elements, all of whose quotient rings by prime ideals are semihereditary orders in skew fields.

     

Quasideterminant Characterization of MDS Group Codes over Abelian Groups

A group code defined over a group G is a subset of Gⁿ which forms a group under componentwise group operation. The well known matrix characterization of MDS (Maximum Distance Separable) linear codes over finite fields is generalized to MDS group codes over abelian groups, using the notion of quasideterminants defined for matrices over non-commutative rings.     

Representations of finite partially ordered sets over commutative artinian uniserial rings

Categories of representations of finite partially ordered sets over commutative artinian uniserial rings arise naturally from categories of lattices over orders and abelian groups. By a series of functorial reductions and a combinatorial analysis, the representation type of a category of representations of a finite partially ordered set S over a commutative artinian uniserial ring R is characterized in terms of S and the index of nilpotency of the Jacobson radical of R. These reductions induce isomorphisms of Auslander-Reiten quivers and preserve and reflect Auslander-Reiten sequences. Included, as an application, is the completion of a partial characterization of representation type of a category of representations arising from pairs of finite rank completely decomposable abelian groups.     

Universal gradings of orders

For commutative rings, we introduce the notion of a universal grading, which can be viewed as the “largest possible grading”. While not every commutative ring (or order) has a universal grading, we prove that every reduced order has a universal grading, and this grading is by a finite group. Examples of graded orders are provided by group rings of finite abelian groups over rings of integers in number fields. We also generalize known properties of nilpotents, idempotents, and roots of unity in such group rings to the case of graded orders; this has applications to cryptography. Lattices play an important role in this paper; a novel aspect is that our proofs use that the additive group of any reduced order can in a natural way be equipped with a lattice structure.     

An extension of Iwasawa's theorem on finitely generated modules over power series rings

This paper describes a structure theorem for finitely generated modules over power series rings O[[T]], where O is a maximal order in a semisimple Q_p-algebra of finite dimension over Q_p, extending Iwasawa's structure theorem (the case O=?p). A particular case of such power series ring is the ring Λ[Δ], where Λ is the power series ring ?_p?T? and Δ is a finite group of order prime to p. Several applications are given, including a new proof of a result of Iwasawa important for the relationship between Hecke characters and certain Galois representations for CM fields.