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Bergman's Centralizer Theorem and quantization

Quantum Algebra 2018-07-24 v1

Abstract

We prove Bergman's theorem on centralizers by using generic matrices and Kontsevich's quantization method. For any field k\textbf{k} of positive characteristics, set A=kx1,,xsA=\textbf{k} \langle x_1,\dots,x_s\rangle be a free associative algebra, then any centralizer C(f)\mathcal{C}(f) of nontrivial element fA\kf\in A\backslash \textbf{k} is a ring of polynomials on a single variable. We also prove that there is no commutative subalgebra with transcendent degree 2\geq 2 of AA.

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@article{arxiv.1708.04802,
  title  = {Bergman's Centralizer Theorem and quantization},
  author = {Alexei Kanel Belov and Farrokh Razavinia and Wenchao Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.04802},
  year   = {2018}
}

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10 pages

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