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Affine semiprime algebras of GK dimension one are (still) pi

Rings and Algebras 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

In this note, we give a new proof of the fact that an affine semiprime algebra R of Gelfand-Kirillov dimension 1 satisfies a polynomial identity. Our proof uses only the growth properties of the algebra and yields an explicit upper bound for the pi degree of R.

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@article{arxiv.math/0211330,
  title  = {Affine semiprime algebras of GK dimension one are (still) pi},
  author = {Christopher J. Pappacena and Lance W. Small and Jeanne Wald},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0211330},
  year   = {2007}
}

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5 pages; to appear in the Glasgow Mathematical Journal