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On genus of division algebras

Rings and Algebras 2020-02-25 v2

Abstract

The genus gen(D)gen(D) of a finite-dimensional central division algebra DD over a field FF is defined as the collection of classes [D]Br(F)[D']\in Br(F), where DD' is a central division FF-algebra having the same maximal subfields as DD. We show that the fact that quaternion division algebras DD and DD' have the same maximal subfields does not imply that the matrix algebras Ml(D)M_l(D) and Ml(D)M_l(D') have the same maximal subfields for l>1l>1. Moreover, for any odd n>1n>1, we construct a field LL such that there are two quaternion division LL-algebras DD and DD' and a central division LL-algebra CC of degree and exponent nn such that gen(D)=gen(D)gen(D) = gen(D') but gen(DC)gen(DC)gen(D \otimes C) \ne gen(D' \otimes C).

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@article{arxiv.1904.03933,
  title  = {On genus of division algebras},
  author = {Sergey V. Tikhonov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.03933},
  year   = {2020}
}

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This is a pre-print of an article published in manuscripta mathematica. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00229-020-01184-4