An extension theorem and a new construction of Dickson near-fields (Q1820852)

The extension theorem is: If R is a ring with injective endomorphism \(\tau\), then there exists a ring \(E_{\tau}(R)\), which contains a subring R' isomorphic to R, and an automorphism \({\hat \tau}\) of \(E_{\tau}(R)\) which when restricted to R' coincides with the endomorphism of R' induced by \(\tau\). This idea is used to construct Dickson near-fields of Ore fractions.