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A Commutativity Theorem for Division Rings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Anthony Richoux*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina27607
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Abstract

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Let D be a division ring with center Z. Suppose for all xϵD, there exists a monic polynomial, fx(t), with integer coefficients such that fx(x)ϵZ. Then D is commutative.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1980

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