Isomorphic group rings over domains revisited (Q582357): Difference between revisions

Let R and S be commutative rings with 1 and let G and H be abelian groups. In this paper the authors consider what relations must hold between R and S when R is an integral domain and the group rings RG and SH are isomorphic as rings. If S is also an integral domain and the torsion subgroup T(G) of G splits in G then they show that RG\(\cong SH\) implies R(G/T(G))\(\cong S(H/T(H)).\) Furthermore, let R be an integral domain of characteristic 0 and let G and H be torsion abelian groups. Suppose that \(\pi (G)\cap R^*=\emptyset\), where \(\pi\) (G) is the set of all primes p such that the subgroup \(G_ p\) of p-torsion elements of G is nontrivial and \(R^*\) is the multiplicative group of R. Then RG\(\cong SH\) if and only if there exist subgroups K and L of G such that \(G=K\times L\), \(K\cong H\) and \(S\cong RL\).