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A link between two characterisations of complete matrix rings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

N.J. Groenewald
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Port Elizabeth, PO Box 1600, 6000 Port Elizabeth, South Africa, e-mail: maanjg@beluga.upe.ac.za
L. van Wyk
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X5018, 7599 Stellenbosch, South Africa, e-mail: lvw@maties.sun.ac.za
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Abstract

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We establish a link between the two characterizations, independently obtained in 1991 by Puchs and Robson, of complete matrix rings in terms of the existence of nilpotent elements.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1995

References

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