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Idempotent pairs and PRINC domains

Rings and Algebras 2018-10-03 v3 Commutative Algebra

Abstract

A pair of elements a,ba,b in an integral domain RR is an idempotent pair if either a(1a)bRa(1-a) \in bR, or b(1b)aRb(1-b) \in aR. RR is said to be a PRINC domain if all the ideals generated by an idempotent pair are principal. We show that in an order RR of a Dedekind domain every regular prime ideal can be generated by an idempotent pair; moreover, if RR is PRINC, then its integral closure, which is a Dedekind domain, is PRINC, too. Hence, a Dedekind domain is PRINC if and only if it is a PID. Furthermore, we show that the only imaginary quadratic orders Z[d]\mathbb Z[\sqrt{-d}], d>0d > 0 square-free, that are PRINC and not integrally closed, are for d=3,7d=3,7.

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@article{arxiv.1412.8089,
  title  = {Idempotent pairs and PRINC domains},
  author = {Giulio Peruginelli and Luigi Salce and Paolo Zanardo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.8089},
  year   = {2018}
}

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