On a characterization of distributive rings via saturations and its applications to Armendariz and Gaussian rings. (Q461291)

Let \(R\) be an associative ring with unity. \(R\) is said to be an Armendariz ring relative to a monoid \(S\) if for any two elements \(\alpha=\sum_{s\in S}a_ss\), \(\beta=\sum_{t\in S}b_tt\) of the monoid ring \(R[S]\), where \(a_s,b_t\in R\), the condition \(\alpha\beta=0\) implies that \(a_sb_t=0\) for all \(s,t\in S\). If \(S\) is the infinite cyclic monoid, so that \(R[S]\) is the ordinary polynomial ring, then one simply says that \(R\) is an Armendariz ring. The main result of the paper shows that a right distributive ring is an Armendariz ring relative to every unique product monoid \(S\). Moreover, for a known example of a unique product monoid \(S\) a construction is given of a ring \(R\) such that \(R\) is Armendariz but not Armendariz relative to \(S\).