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Main Authors: Ha, Nguyen Thi Thai, Son, Tran Nam, Vinh, Pham Duy
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.13303
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author Ha, Nguyen Thi Thai
Son, Tran Nam
Vinh, Pham Duy
author_facet Ha, Nguyen Thi Thai
Son, Tran Nam
Vinh, Pham Duy
contents We study whether a unital associative algebra $ A $ over a field admits a decomposition of the form $A = Z(A) + [A,A]$ where $ Z(A) $ is the center of $ A $ and $ [A,A] $ denotes the additive subgroup of $A$ generated by all additive commutators of $A$. Among our main considerations are the cases in which $A$ is the matrix ring over a division ring, a generalized quaternion algebra, or a semisimple finite-dimensional algebra. We also discuss some applications that do not necessarily require the decomposition, such as the case where $ A $ is the twisted group algebra of a locally finite group over a field of characteristic zero: if all additive commutators of $A$ are central, then $ A $ must be commutative.
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spellingShingle A note on additive commutator groups in certain algebras
Ha, Nguyen Thi Thai
Son, Tran Nam
Vinh, Pham Duy
Rings and Algebras
We study whether a unital associative algebra $ A $ over a field admits a decomposition of the form $A = Z(A) + [A,A]$ where $ Z(A) $ is the center of $ A $ and $ [A,A] $ denotes the additive subgroup of $A$ generated by all additive commutators of $A$. Among our main considerations are the cases in which $A$ is the matrix ring over a division ring, a generalized quaternion algebra, or a semisimple finite-dimensional algebra. We also discuss some applications that do not necessarily require the decomposition, such as the case where $ A $ is the twisted group algebra of a locally finite group over a field of characteristic zero: if all additive commutators of $A$ are central, then $ A $ must be commutative.
title A note on additive commutator groups in certain algebras
topic Rings and Algebras
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.13303