Group rings with n-generated ideals (Q3988698)

Let \(R\) be a commutative ring with 1. If an ideal \(I\) of \(R\) can be generated by \(n\) elements, the authors refer to \(I\) as being \(n\)- generated; and if every ideal of \(R\) is \(n\)-generated, then \(R\) is said to have the \(n\)-generator property. The authors consider the problem of determining when a group ring \(RG\) has the \(n\)-generator property (\(R\) is an Artinian ring). To achieve the desired goal, the authors first examine necessary and sufficient conditions for a group ring to have the \(n\)- generator property when the coefficient ring is a field. Subsequently, by applying this special case, the authors determine when a group ring has the \(n\)-generator property provided the coefficient ring is a reduced Artinian ring.