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Trace Functions in the Ring of Fractions of Polycyclic Group Rings, II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

A. I. Lichtman
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Abstract

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We prove the existence of trace functions in the rings of fractions of polycyclic-by-finite group rings or their homomorphic images. In particular a trace function exists in the ring of fractions of KH, where H is a polycyclic-by-finite group and char K > N, where N is a constant depending on H.

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20C0716A0816A39
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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 49 , Issue 4 , 01 August 1997 , pp. 788 - 797
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Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1997

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