Unique tensor factorization of algebras

DOI10.1007/S002080050321MaRDI QIDQ1818751zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Michael Nüsken

Publication date 11 March 2002

Published in Mathematische Annalen (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s002080050321

zbMATH Keywords

direct decompositionsfinite-dimensional \(\mathbb{C}\)-algebrasSchurian algebrastensor product decompositionsunique tensor factorizations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Structure and classification for modules, bimodules and ideals (except as in 16Gxx), direct sum decomposition and cancellation in associative algebras) (16D70) Finite rings and finite-dimensional associative algebras (16P10) Associative rings determined by universal properties (free algebras, coproducts, adjunction of inverses, etc.) (16S10)

Review text

By an algebra the author means a finite-dimensional, associative, unitary \(\mathbb{C}\)-algebra, where \(\mathbb{C}\) is the field of complex numbers. An algebra \(A\) is called \(\oplus\)-indecomposable if in each direct decomposition \(A=A_1\oplus A_2\) exactly one of the summands is trivial, i.e. \(A_i=0\). Similarly an algebra is called \(\otimes\)-indecomposable if in each tensor product decomposition \(A=A_1\otimes A_2\) exactly one of the factors is trivial, i.e. \(A_i=\mathbb{C}\). The main result established by the author is: A \(\oplus\)-indecomposable, finite-dimensional \(\mathbb{C}\)-algebra \(A\) has an essentially unique tensor factorization \(A=A_1\otimes\cdots\otimes A_r\) into non-trivial, \(\otimes\)-indecomposable factors \(A_i\). Thus the semiring of isomorphism classes of finite-dimensional \(\mathbb{C}\)-algebras is a polynomial semiring \(N[X]\). Also \(\mathbb{C}\) can be replaced by an arbitrary field of characteristic zero if one restricts oneself to Schurian algebras.

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