Normalized Rank- and Determinant-Preserving Mappings of Locally Matrix Algebras
Rings and Algebras
2026-01-13 v1
Abstract
Let be a unital locally matrix algebra. Among the examples of such algebras are: (1) an infinite tensor product of matrix algebras over a field , and (2) the Clifford algebra of a nondegenerate quadratic form on an infinite-dimensional vector space over an algebraically closed field of characteristic different from . We describe linear mappings between unital locally matrix algebras that preserve the normalized rank. When is a field of real or complex numbers, we also describe linear mappings that preserve the normalized determinant.
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@article{arxiv.2601.06950,
title = {Normalized Rank- and Determinant-Preserving Mappings of Locally Matrix Algebras},
author = {Oksana Bezushchak},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.06950},
year = {2026}
}