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Almost Lie nilpotent varieties of associative algebras

Rings and Algebras 2012-07-04 v3

Abstract

We consider associative algebras over a field. An algebra variety is said to be {\em Lie nilpotent} if it satisfies a polynomial identity of the kind [x1,x2,...,xn]=0[x_1, x_2, ..., x_n] = 0 where [x1,x2]=x1x2x2x1[x_1,x_2] = x_1x_2 - x_2x_1 and [x1,x2,...,xn][x_1, x_2, ..., x_n] is defined inductively by [x1,x2,...,xn]=[[x1,x2,...,xn1],xn][x_1, x_2, ..., x_n]=[[x_1, x_2, ..., x_{n-1}],x_n]. By Zorn's Lemma every non-Lie nilpotent variety contains a minimal such variety, called {\em almost Lie nilpotent}, as a subvariety. A description of almost Lie nilpotent varieties for algebras over a field of characteristic 0 was made up by Yu.Mal'cev. We find a list of non-prime almost Lie nilpotent varieties of algebras over a field of positive characteristic.

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@article{arxiv.1108.5670,
  title  = {Almost Lie nilpotent varieties of associative algebras},
  author = {Olga Finogenova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.5670},
  year   = {2012}
}

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