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PI Artin--Schelter regular algebras of dimension 3 are unique factorization rings

Rings and Algebras 2026-02-26 v2

Abstract

We prove that all noetherian PI Artin--Schelter regular algebras of dimension 33 are unique factorization rings. In a certain sense, this result is a noncommutative analogue to the fact that regular local rings of dimension 3 are UFDs. The fact constitutes a crucial component in the proof of the assertion that all regular local rings are UFDs, known as the Auslander--Buchsbaum theorem.

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@article{arxiv.2602.14034,
  title  = {PI Artin--Schelter regular algebras of dimension 3 are unique factorization rings},
  author = {Silu Liu and Quanshui Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.14034},
  year   = {2026}
}