Abstract
An example is produced of an algebra, embedded in 2 × 2 matrices over a field, which is not PI when an element’s inverse is formally adjoined. This example is used to show that the generic 2 × 2 matrices, a domain, has the same property.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11-13 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1979 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Noncommutative localization
- Polynomial identity algebra
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics