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A Note on Nilpotent Jordan Rings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Wallace S. Martindale III*
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003, U.S.A. University College London, LondonWCIE 6BT
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Abstract

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Let R be a 2-torsion free associative ring with involution. It is shown that if the set S of symmetric elements is nilpotent as a Jordan ring then R is nilpotent.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1987

References

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