Divisibility relation between the number of certain surjective group and ring homomorphisms

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Main Authors: Kumar, Sonu, Mandal, Priyabrata
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author Kumar, Sonu
Mandal, Priyabrata
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Mandal, Priyabrata
contents In this article, we identify the existence of a divisibility relationship between the number of ring homomorphisms and surjective group homomorphisms. We demonstrate that for finite cyclic structures, the number of ring homomorphisms from $\mathbb{Z}_m$ to $\mathbb{Z}_n$ is a divisor of the number of surjective group homomorphisms from $\mathbb{Z}_m$ to $\mathbb{Z}_n$, where $n$ is not of the form $2 \cdot α$, where each prime factor $p$ of $α$ satisfies $p \equiv 3 \pmod{4}$. We further extend this result for finite abelian structures.
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spellingShingle Divisibility relation between the number of certain surjective group and ring homomorphisms
Kumar, Sonu
Mandal, Priyabrata
Commutative Algebra
Combinatorics
2000: 20K01, 20K30, 11A41
In this article, we identify the existence of a divisibility relationship between the number of ring homomorphisms and surjective group homomorphisms. We demonstrate that for finite cyclic structures, the number of ring homomorphisms from $\mathbb{Z}_m$ to $\mathbb{Z}_n$ is a divisor of the number of surjective group homomorphisms from $\mathbb{Z}_m$ to $\mathbb{Z}_n$, where $n$ is not of the form $2 \cdot α$, where each prime factor $p$ of $α$ satisfies $p \equiv 3 \pmod{4}$. We further extend this result for finite abelian structures.
title Divisibility relation between the number of certain surjective group and ring homomorphisms
topic Commutative Algebra
Combinatorics
2000: 20K01, 20K30, 11A41
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.14266