Embedding polydisk algebras into the disk algebra and an application to stable ranks (Q2925541)

The author studies the Bass and topological stable ranks of certain subalgebras of the disc algebra. In particular, he shows that, for every integer \(n\in\mathbb{N}\), there is a subalgebra of the disc algebra with Bass and topological stable rank \(n\) and \(n+1\), respectively.NEWLINENEWLINEIn particular, for \(\mathbb{D}=\{z: \left| z\right|<1\}\), the disc algebra \(A(\overline{\mathbb{D}})\) is the collection of functions that are continuous on \(\overline{\mathbb{D}}\) and holomorphic on \(\mathbb{D}\). The polydisc algebras \(A(\overline{\mathbb{D}}^n)\) and \(A(\overline{\mathbb{D}}^\infty)\) are defined in an analogous manner. By showing that there are subalgebras \(A_n\) in the disc algebra that are algebraically isomorphic to the polydisc algebra, the author is able to obtain the desired results about the stable ranks of subalgebras of \(A(\overline{\mathbb{D}})\) from well-known results in the literature.