Additive primitive length in relatively free algebras

DOI10.1142/S0218196719500310zbMATH Open1429.17007arXiv1812.04585OpenAlexW2950837036WikidataQ128390988 ScholiaQ128390988MaRDI QIDQ5225768FDOQ5225768

Vesselin Drensky

Publication date: 23 July 2019

Published in: International Journal of Algebra and Computation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The additive primitive length of an element $f$ of a relatively free algebra $F_d$ in a variety of algebras is equal to the minimal number $ell$ such that $f$ can be presented as a sum of $ell$ primitive elements. We give an upper bound for the additive primitive length of the elements in the $d$-generated polynomial algebra over a field of characteristic 0, $d>1$. The bound depends on $d$ and on the degree of the element. We show that if the field has more than two elements, then the additive primitive length in free $d$-generated nilpotent-by-abelian Lie algebras is bounded by 5 for $d=3$ and by 6 for $d>3$. If the field has two elements only, then our bound are 6 for $d=3$ and 7 for $d>3$. This generalizes a recent result of Ela Ayd{i}n for two-generated free metabelian Lie algebras. In all cases considered in the paper the presentation of the elements as sums of primitive can be found effectively in polynomial time.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.04585

zbMATH Keywords

automorphismsprimitive elementspolynomial algebrasfree metabelian Lie algebras

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Polynomial rings and ideals; rings of integer-valued polynomials (13F20) Identities, free Lie (super)algebras (17B01) Solvable, nilpotent (super)algebras (17B30) Polynomials, factorization in commutative rings (13P05) Automorphisms, derivations, other operators for Lie algebras and super algebras (17B40)

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