Finite higher commutators in associative rings

Authors

  • C. Lanski University of Southern California

Keywords:

higher commutators, commutator identities, finite ideals

Abstract

If T is any finite higher commutator in a ring R, for example T=[[R,R],[R,R]], and if T has minimal cardinality so that the ideal generated by T is infinite, then T is in the center of R and T2=0. Also, if T is any finite, higher commutator containing no nonzero nilpotent element then T generates a finite ideal. DOI: 10.1017/S0004972713000890

Author Biography

C. Lanski, University of Southern California

Professor of Mathematics

Published

2014-03-25

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Section

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