Commutative periodic group rings (Q2199077): Difference between revisions

A (not necessarily commutative) ring \(R\) is called periodic if, for every \(r \in R\), there exist two natural numbers \(m \neq n\) with the property \(r^m = r^n\). In the reference [\textit{J. Cui} and the author, J. Algebra Appl. 19, No. 12, Article ID 2050235, 15 p. (2020; Zbl 1460.16042)] it was shown that a ring \(R\) is periodic if, and only if, \(R\) is a \(\pi\)-regular ring whose units are torsion. Depending on this result the author proves the following main Theorem: Let \(R\) be a local ring with \(p.1\in N(R)\) for some prime \(p\) and let \(G\) be a group. Then the group ring \(R(G)\) is periodic if, and only if, \(R\) is periodic and \(G\) is torsion.