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Construction of a quotient ring of $\mathbb{Z}_2\mathcal{F}$ in which a binomial $1 + w$ is invertible using small cancellation methods

Rings and Algebras 2018-12-05 v2

Abstract

We apply small cancellation methods originating from group theory to investigate the structure of a quotient ring Z2F/I\mathbb{Z}_2\mathcal{F} / \mathcal{I}, where Z2F\mathbb{Z}_2\mathcal{F} is the group algebra of the free group F\mathcal{F} over the field Z2\mathbb{Z}_2, and the ideal I\mathcal{I} is generated by a single trinomial 1+v+vw1 + v + vw, where vv is a complicated word depending on ww. In Z2F/I\mathbb{Z}_2\mathcal{F} / \mathcal{I} we have (1+w)1=v(1 + w)^{-1} = v, so 1+w1 + w becomes invertible. We construct an explicit linear basis of Z2F/I\mathbb{Z}_2\mathcal{F} / \mathcal{I} (thus showing that Z2F/I0\mathbb{Z}_2\mathcal{F} / \mathcal{I}\neq 0). This is the first step in constructing rings with exotic properties.

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@article{arxiv.1807.10070,
  title  = {Construction of a quotient ring of $\mathbb{Z}_2\mathcal{F}$ in which a binomial $1 + w$ is invertible using small cancellation methods},
  author = {A. Atkarskaya and A. Kanel-Belov and E. Plotkin and E. Rips},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.10070},
  year   = {2018}
}

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To be published in Contemporary Mathematics, Israel Mathematical Conference Proceedings (IMCP), 2019 Reference to a grant is added