Characteristic 4 Witt rings that are the product of group rings (Q1890804)

Let \(R\) be a Witt ring in the sense of \textit{M. Marshall} and \textit{J. Yucas} [Pac. J. Math. 95, 411-425 (1981; Zbl 0459.10013)]. In this paper the author deals with the case that \(R\) is of characteristic 4. In analogy to a result on characteristic 2 proved by \textit{M. Marshall} [Rocky Mt. J. Math. 19, 793-806 (1989; Zbl 0705.11022)], the author gives necessary and sufficient conditions for \(R\) to be the product of \(n\) group rings in the category of Witt rings.