Units of group rings of solvable and Frobenius groups over large rings of cyclotomic integers (Q1801896): Difference between revisions

In recent years the problem of finding units which generate a subgroup of finite index in \(U(\mathbb{Z} G)\), the group of units of an integral group ring, has seen a lot of progress, a great deal of which is due to the authors of the paper under review. In the present work they consider group rings of finite groups \(G\) over the ring \(R[\zeta]\), where \(\zeta\) denotes a primitive root of unity of order \(| G|\), provided that \(G\) satisfies a restriction first introduced by \textit{G. Janusz} [Proc. Am. Math. Soc. 17, 520--523 (1966; Zbl 0151.02203)]. This condition is verified for both solvable and Frobenius groups. In this case, a finite set of units generating a subgroup of finite index is given. This set includes the so-called Bass cyclic units of \(G\) with respect to \(R\) and a family of units introduced here for the first time. The paper is of great interest to anyone working in the area. In this context, also the paper by \textit{E. Jespers} and \textit{G. Leal} [Manuscr. Math. 78, No. 3, 303--315 (1993; Zbl 0802.16025)] should be consulted.