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The algebra of integro-differential operators on a polynomial algebra

Rings and Algebras 2014-02-26 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We prove that the algebra \mIn:=Kx1,...,xn,\der\derx1,...,\der\derxn,1,...,n\mI_n:=K\langle x_1, ..., x_n, \frac{\der}{\der x_1},...,\frac{\der}{\der x_n}, \int_1, ..., \int_n\rangle of integro-differential operators on a polynomial algebra is a prime, central, catenary, self-dual, non-Noetherian algebra of classical Krull dimension nn and of Gelfand-Kirillov dimension 2n2n. Its weak homological dimension is nn, and n\gldim(\mIn)2nn\leq \gldim (\mI_n)\leq 2n. All the ideals of \mIn\mI_n are found explicitly, there are only finitely many of them (22n\leq 2^{2^n}), they commute (\ga\gb=\gb\ga\ga \gb = \gb\ga) and are idempotent ideals (\ga2=\ga\ga^2= \ga). The number of ideals of \mIn\mI_n is equal to the {\em Dedekind number} \gdn\gd_n. An analogue of Hilbert's Syzygy Theorem is proved for \mIn\mI_n. The group of units of the algebra \mIn\mI_n is described (it is a huge group). A canonical form is found for each integro-differential operators (by proving that the algebra \mIn\mI_n is a generalized Weyl algebra). All the mentioned results hold for the Jacobian algebra \mAn\mA_n (but \GK(\mAn)=3n\GK (\mA_n) =3n, note that \mIn\mAn\mI_n\subset \mA_n). It is proved that the algebras \mIn\mI_n and \mAn\mA_n are ideal equivalent.

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@article{arxiv.0912.0723,
  title  = {The algebra of integro-differential operators on a polynomial algebra},
  author = {V. V. Bavula},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0912.0723},
  year   = {2014}
}

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