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Symmetric units in modular group algebras

Rings and Algebras 2007-11-02 v1 Group Theory

Abstract

Let p be a prime, G a locally finite p-group, K a commutative ring of characteristic p. The anti-automorphism g\mapsto g\m1 of G extends linearly to an anti-automorphism a\mapsto a^* of KG. An element a of KG is called symmetric if a^*=a. In this paper we answer the question: for which G and K do the symmetric units of KG form a multiplicative group.

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@article{arxiv.0711.0096,
  title  = {Symmetric units in modular group algebras},
  author = {V. A. Bovdi and L. G. Kovacs and S. K. Sehgal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.0096},
  year   = {2007}
}

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6 pages

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