Maximum number of solutions of x^q=x in a finite noncommutative algebra.

DOI10.1142/S0219498812500892MaRDI QIDQ4649487zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Vineeth Reddy Chintala

Publication date 22 November 2012

Published in Journal of Algebra and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.12037

zbMATH Keywords

commutativity theoremsidempotentsfinite algebrasnoncommutative algebrasproportions of elementsnumbers of solutions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Center, normalizer (invariant elements) (associative rings and algebras) (16U70) Finite rings and finite-dimensional associative algebras (16P10)

Abstract: We obtain a bound on the number of solutions of $x^q=x$ in a finite noncommutative algebra over a field with $q$ elements. Furthermore, we completely characterize those rings for which this maximum number is attained.

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Cites work

• Structure theory for algebraic algebras of bounded degree

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