The length and depth of associative algebras

DOI10.2140/PJM.2021.311.197MaRDI QIDQ2057577zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Damian Sercombe, Aner Shalev

Publication date 7 December 2021

Published in Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.06920

zbMATH Keywords

associative algebraschain conditionsdepthlength

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite rings and finite-dimensional associative algebras (16P10) Chain conditions on other classes of submodules, ideals, subrings, etc.; coherence (associative rings and algebras) (16P70)

Abstract: Recently there has been considerable interest in studying the length and the depth of finite groups, algebraic groups and Lie groups. In this paper we introduce and study similar notions for algebras. Let $k$ be a field and let $A$ be an associative, not necessarily unital, algebra over $k$. An unrefinable chain of $A$ is a chain of subalgebras $A=A_0>A_1>\mathrm{...}>A_t=0$ for some integer $t$ where each $A_i$ is a maximal subalgebra of $A_{i-1}$. The maximal (respectively, minimal) length of such an unrefinable chain is called the length (respectively, depth) of $A$. It turns out that finite length, finite depth and finite dimension are equivalent properties for $A$. For $A$ finite dimensional, we give a formula for the length of $A$, we bound the depth of $A$, and we study when the length of $A$ equals its dimension and its depth respectively. Finally, we investigate under what circumstances the dimension of $A$ is bounded above by a function of its length, or its depth, or its length minus its depth.

Review text

Let \(A\) be an associative algebra (not necessarily to be unital) over a field \(K\). An unrefinable chain of length \(t\) of \(A\) is a chain of subalgebras \(A=A_0> A_1>\cdots >A_t=0\), where each \(A_i\) is a maximal \(K\)-subalgebra of \(A_{i-1}\). The length \(\ell(A)\) of \(A\) is the maximal length of an unrefinable chain. If there is no such a chain, or no unrefinable chain of maximal length, we set \(\ell(A)=\infty\). The depth \(\lambda(A)\) of \(A\) is the minimal length of an unrefinable chain of \(A\). If there is no unrefinable chain, we set \(\lambda(A)=\infty\). Obviously, \(\lambda(A)\leq \ell(A)\leq \dim(A)\), where \(\dim(A)\) is the dimension of \(A\). The authors show that \(\lambda(A)<\infty\) if and only if \(\ell(A)<\infty\) if and only if \(\dim(A)<\infty\). This result is meaningful because \(\lambda(A)<\infty\) implies \(\dim(A)<\infty\). Further, when \(A\) is finite dimensional, a formula for \(\ell(A)\) and the bound of \(\lambda(A)\) are established. Also notable relationships between \(\lambda(A)\), \,\(\ell(A)\), and \(\dim(A)\) are provided.

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