English

Rings in which one-sided strongly $\pi$-regular elements are strongly $\pi$-regular

Rings and Algebras 2026-01-22 v2

Abstract

In 1977, Hartwig and Luh asked if aa is an element of a Dedekind-finite ring SS, then does aS=a2SaS = a^2S imply Sa=Sa2Sa = Sa^2. This question was answered negatively by Dittmer, Khurana, and Nielsen in 2014. On the other hand, Dittmer et al. proved that the question of Hartwig and Luh has a positive answer for Dedekind-finite exchange rings. We explore the question of Hartwig and Luh for various other classes of Dedekind-finite rings. We will also prove that the condition in question is not left-right symmetric.

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@article{arxiv.2511.20070,
  title  = {Rings in which one-sided strongly $\pi$-regular elements are strongly $\pi$-regular},
  author = {Dimple Rani Goyal and Dinesh Khurana},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.20070},
  year   = {2026}
}
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