Piecewise periodicity structure estimates in Shirshov's height theorem. (Q355334)

The Gelfand-Kirillov dimension of \(l\)-generated general matrices is equal to \((l-1)n^2+1\). Due to the Amitsur-Levitsky theorem, the minimal degree of an identity of this algebra is \(2n\). Thus, the essential height of \(A\) being an \(l\)-generated PI-algebra of degree \(n\) over every set of words is greater than \((l-1)n^2/4+1\). The author proves that if \(A\) has finite Gelfand-Kirillov dimension then the number of lexicographically comparable subwords with period \((n-1)\) in each monoid of \(A\) is not greater than \((l-2)(n-1)\). The case of subwords with period 2 can be generalized to a proof of Shirshov's height theorem. See also \textit{M. I. Kharitonov} [Mosc. Univ. Math. Bull. 67, No. 2, 64-68 (2012); translation from Vestn. Mosk. Univ., Ser. I 67, No. 2, 20-24 (2012; Zbl 1286.16021)].