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Integral closure of rings of integer-valued polynomials on algebras

Commutative Algebra 2018-10-03 v1 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Let DD be an integrally closed domain with quotient field KK. Let AA be a torsion-free DD-algebra that is finitely generated as a DD-module. For every aa in AA we consider its minimal polynomial μa(X)D[X]\mu_a(X)\in D[X], i.e. the monic polynomial of least degree such that μa(a)=0\mu_a(a)=0. The ring IntK(A){\rm Int}_K(A) consists of polynomials in K[X]K[X] that send elements of AA back to AA under evaluation. If DD has finite residue rings, we show that the integral closure of IntK(A){\rm Int}_K(A) is the ring of polynomials in K[X]K[X] which map the roots in an algebraic closure of KK of all the μa(X)\mu_a(X), aAa\in A, into elements that are integral over DD. The result is obtained by identifying AA with a DD-subalgebra of the matrix algebra Mn(K)M_n(K) for some nn and then considering polynomials which map a matrix to a matrix integral over DD. We also obtain information about polynomially dense subsets of these rings of polynomials.

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@article{arxiv.1401.4438,
  title  = {Integral closure of rings of integer-valued polynomials on algebras},
  author = {Giulio Peruginelli and Nicholas J. Werner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.4438},
  year   = {2018}
}

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Keywords: Integer-valued polynomial, matrix, triangular matrix, integral closure, pullback, polynomially dense set. accepted for publication in the volume "Commutative rings, integer-valued polynomials and polynomial functions", M. Fontana, S. Frisch and S. Glaz (editors), Springer 2014