Torsion units in infinite group rings (Q1328368)

\textit{Z. Marciniak, J. Ritter, S. Sehgal} and \textit{A. Weiss} [J. Number Theory 25, 340-352 (1987; Zbl 0611.16007)] have shown that if \(G\) is a finite group and \(u = \sum_{x\in G} u_ x x\) a torsion unit in the integral group ring \(\mathbb{Z} G\) of \(G\), then \(u\) is conjugate in \(\mathbb{Q} G\) to \(\pm y\) for \(y \in G\) if, and only if, for exactly the \(G\)-conjugacy class \(C_ y\) of \(y\) one has \(\sum_{x \in C_ y} u_ x \neq 0\). This property is shown to also hold true for infinite nilpotent groups \(G\). Moreover, the possibility of stable diagonalization of torsion matrices over \(\mathbb{Z} G\) is studied.