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Division Rings with Ranks

Logic 2016-05-16 v1 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

Any superrosy division ring (i.e. a division ring equipped with an abstract notion of rank) is shown to be centrally finite. Furthermore, division rings satisfying a generalized chain condition on definable subgroups are studied. In particular, a division ring of burden n has dimension at most n over its center, and any definable group of definable automorphisms of a field of burden n has size at most n. Additionally, interpretable division rings in o-minimal structures are shown to be algebraically closed, real closed or the quaternions over a real closed field.

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@article{arxiv.1605.04118,
  title  = {Division Rings with Ranks},
  author = {Nadja Hempel and Daniel Palacín},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.04118},
  year   = {2016}
}
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