Right-left symmetry of \(aR\oplus bR=(a+b)R\) in regular rings (Q1295647)
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Right-left symmetry of \(aR\oplus bR=(a+b)R\) in regular rings (English)
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2 November 1999
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The somewhat surprising symmetry condition of the title is proved, in the following generality: If \(R\) is a ring, \(a,b\in R\), and \(a+b\) is a von Neumann regular element of \(R\), then \(aR\oplus bR=(a+b)R\) if and only if \(Ra\oplus Rb=R(a+b)\).
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von Neumann regular rings
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