Some universal constructions in representation theory

DOI10.1007/S10468-024-10278-6MaRDI QIDQ7030039zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Claudio Procesi

Publication date 10 February 2025

Published in Algebras and Representation Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/S10468-024-10278-6

zbMATH Keywords

algebrasdivided powerspolynomial lawsrepresentationstrace identities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Trace rings and invariant theory (associative rings and algebras) (16R30)

Review text

The author reviews the theory of Cayley-Hamilton algebras developed in his earlier papers, and then introduces a new construction. In particular, given an \(n\)-Cayley-Hamilton algebra there is a canonical homomorphism into a subalgebra of an \(n\times n\) matrix algebra over a commutative ring, defined in an invariant theoretic flavor. The Strong Embedding Theorem asserts that this homomorphism is an isomorphism in the case of algebras over the field of rational numbers. For algebras over fields of positive characteristic or over general commutative rings this map is not expected to be injective or surjective, however, no counterexample is known, and this is considered the main open problem of the theory. The new material in the paper is the construction of the \textit{universal Cayley-Hamilton algebra} associated to an arbitrary associative algebra. Some open problems are stated about it, and their place in the picture is explained, as well as a connection to a recent counterexample to a similar problem is pointed out.

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