Commutative rings with homomorphic power functions

A (commutative) ring R (with identity) is called m-linear (for an integer m≥2) if (a+b)m=am+bm for all a and b in R. The m-linear reduced rings are characterized, with special attention to the finite case. A structure theorem reduces the study of m-linearity to the case of prime characteristic, for...

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Main Authors: David E. Dobbs, John O. Kiltinen, Bobby J. Orndorff
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1992-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171292000103
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description A (commutative) ring R (with identity) is called m-linear (for an integer m≥2) if (a+b)m=am+bm for all a and b in R. The m-linear reduced rings are characterized, with special attention to the finite case. A structure theorem reduces the study of m-linearity to the case of prime characteristic, for which the following result establishes an analogy with finite fields. For each prime p and integer m≥2 which is not a power of p, there exists an integer s≥m such that, for each ring R of characteristic p, R is m-linear if and only if rm=rps for each r in R. Additional results and examples are given.
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spelling doaj-art-fe535070b9cc4a0b893a6d3eb8e230b22025-08-20T02:22:33ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04251992-01-011519110210.1155/S0161171292000103Commutative rings with homomorphic power functionsDavid E. Dobbs0John O. Kiltinen1Bobby J. Orndorff2Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-1300, TN, USADepartment of Mathematics & Comp. Sci., Northern Michigan University, Marquette 49855-5340, MI, USADepartment of Mathematics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061-0106, VA, USAA (commutative) ring R (with identity) is called m-linear (for an integer m≥2) if (a+b)m=am+bm for all a and b in R. The m-linear reduced rings are characterized, with special attention to the finite case. A structure theorem reduces the study of m-linearity to the case of prime characteristic, for which the following result establishes an analogy with finite fields. For each prime p and integer m≥2 which is not a power of p, there exists an integer s≥m such that, for each ring R of characteristic p, R is m-linear if and only if rm=rps for each r in R. Additional results and examples are given.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171292000103commutative ringm-linearcharacteristicdirect productfieldJacobson radicalreduced ring.
spellingShingle David E. Dobbs
John O. Kiltinen
Bobby J. Orndorff
Commutative rings with homomorphic power functions
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
commutative ring
m-linear
characteristic
direct product
field
Jacobson radical
reduced ring.
title Commutative rings with homomorphic power functions
title_full Commutative rings with homomorphic power functions
title_fullStr Commutative rings with homomorphic power functions
title_full_unstemmed Commutative rings with homomorphic power functions
title_short Commutative rings with homomorphic power functions
title_sort commutative rings with homomorphic power functions
topic commutative ring
m-linear
characteristic
direct product
field
Jacobson radical
reduced ring.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171292000103
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