Finite generation of Hochschild homology algebras

We prove converses of the Hochschild-Kostant-Rosenberg Theorem, in particular: If a commutative algebra S is flat and essentially of finite type over a noetherian ring , and the Hochschild homology HH _* (S|) is a finitely generated S-algebra for shuffle products, then S is smooth over . Oblatum 27-V-1999 & 27-IX-1999 / Published online: 24 January 2000     

Quadratic algebras with Ext algebras generated in two degrees

Green and Marcos (2005) [2] call a graded k-algebra δ-Koszul if the corresponding Yoneda algebra is finitely generated and there exists a function δ:N→N such that is zero if j≠δ(i). For any integer m≥3 we exhibit a noncommutative quadratic δ-Koszul algebra for which the Yoneda algebra is generated in degrees (1,1) and (m,m+1). These examples answer a question of Green and Marcos. These algebras are not Koszul but m-Koszul (in the sense of Backelin).     

Homological behavior of idempotent subalgebras and Ext algebras

Let A be a(left and right) Noetherian ring that is semiperfect. Let e be an idempotent of A and consider the ring Γ :=(1-e)A(1-e) and the semi-simple right A-module Se := e A/e rad A. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between the global dimensions of A and Γ, by using the homological properties of Se. More precisely, we consider the Yoneda ring Y(e) := Ext_A~*(Se, Se) of e. We prove that if Y(e) is Artinian of finite global dimension, then A has finite global dimension if and only if so does Γ. We also investigate the situation where both A and Γ have finite global dimension. When A is Koszul and finite dimensional, this implies that Y(e) has finite global dimension. We end the paper with a reduction technique to compute the Cartan determinant of Artin algebras. We prove that if Y(e) has finite global dimension, then the Cartan determinants of A and Γ coincide. This provides a new way to approach the long-standing Cartan determinant conjecture.     

Symmetry in the vanishing of Ext over stably symmetric algebras

A Frobenius algebra over a field k is called symmetric if the Nakayama automorphism is an inner automorphism. A stably symmetric algebra is defined to be a generalization of a symmetric k-algebra. In this paper we will study symmetry in the vanishing of Ext for such algebras R, namely, for all finitely generated R-modules M and N, for all i0 if and only if for all i0. We show that a certain class of noetherian stably symmetric Gorenstein algebras, such as the group algebra of a finite group and the exterior algebra Λ(kⁿ) when n is odd, have this symmetry using Serre duality. We also show that every exterior algebra Λ(kⁿ), whether n is even or odd, has this symmetry for graded modules using Koszul duality.     

A generalization of effect algebras and ortholattices

A common generalization of effect algebras and ortholattices that allows to represent ortholattices in a similar way in which orthomodular lattices are represented in the setting of effect algebras is introduced.     

Finite representations for two small relation algebras

In this note, we prove that two different finite relation algebras are representable over finite sets. We give an explicit group representation of \(52_{65}\) over \( (\mathbb {Z}/2\mathbb {Z})^{10}\). We also give a representation of \(59_{65}\) over \(\mathbb {Z}/113\mathbb {Z}\) using a technique due to Comer.     

A common generalization for MV-algebras and Łukasiewicz–Moisil algebras

We introduce the notion of n-nuanced MV-algebra by performing a Łukasiewicz–Moisil nuancing construction on top of MV-algebras. These structures extend both MV-algebras and Łukasiewicz–Moisil algebras, thus unifying two important types of structures in the algebra of logic. On a logical level, n-nuanced MV-algebras amalgamate two distinct approaches to many valuedness: that of the infinitely valued Łukasiewicz logic, more related in spirit to the fuzzy approach, and that of Moisil n-nuanced logic, which is more concerned with nuances of truth rather than truth degree. We study n-nuanced MV-algebras mainly from the algebraic and categorical points of view, and also consider some basic model-theoretic aspects. The relationship with a suitable notion of n-nuanced ordered group via an extension of the Γ construction is also analyzed.     

A generalization of Dickson’s commutative division algebras

Abstract

Dickson’s commutative semifields are an important class of finite division algebras. We generalize Dickson’s construction over any base field by doubling not just finite field extensions (which would correspond to the classical setup), but also central simple algebras. The latter case yields division algebras which are no longer commutative nor associative. We compute their automorphisms.     

A generalization of peripherally-multiplicative surjections between standard operator algebras

Let A and B be standard operator algebras on Banach spaces X and Y, respectively. The peripheral spectrum σ_π (T) of T is defined by σ_π (T) = z ∈ σ(T): |z| = max_w∈σ(T) |w|. If surjective (not necessarily linear nor continuous) maps φ, ϕ: A → B satisfy σ_π (φ(S)ϕ(T)) = σ_π (ST) for all S; T ∈ A, then φ and ϕ are either of the form φ(T) = A ₁ TA ₂ ⁻¹ and ϕ(T) = A ₂ TA ₁ ⁻¹ for some bijective bounded linear operators A ₁; A ₂ of X onto Y, or of the form φ(T) = B ₁ T*B ₂ ⁻¹ and ϕ(T) = B ₂ T*B ⁻¹ for some bijective bounded linear operators B ₁;B ₂ of X* onto Y.      

Finite vertex algebras and nilpotence

I show that simple finite vertex algebras are commutative, and that the Lie conformal algebra structure underlying a reduced (= without nilpotent elements) finite vertex algebra is nilpotent.     

Finite algebras with Abelian properties

Presented by R. Quackenbush.     

A generalization of Mathieu subspaces to modules of associative algebras

We first propose a generalization of the notion of Mathieu subspaces of associative algebras $ \mathcal{A} $ \mathcal{A} , which was introduced recently in [Zhao W., Generalizations of the image conjecture and the Mathieu conjecture, J. Pure Appl. Algebra, 2010, 214(7), 1200–1216] and [Zhao W., Mathieu subspaces of associative algebras], to $ \mathcal{A} $ \mathcal{A} -modules $ \mathcal{M} $ \mathcal{M} . The newly introduced notion in a certain sense also generalizes the notion of submodules. Related with this new notion, we also introduce the sets σ(N) and τ(N) of stable elements and quasi-stable elements, respectively, for all R-subspaces N of $ \mathcal{A} $ \mathcal{A} -modules $ \mathcal{M} $ \mathcal{M} , where R is the base ring of $ \mathcal{A} $ \mathcal{A} . We then prove some general properties of the sets σ(N) and τ(N). Furthermore, examples from certain modules of the quasi-stable algebras [Zhao W., Mathieu subspaces of associative algebras], matrix algebras over fields and polynomial algebras are also studied.