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Elementary Factorization in π-Regular Rings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Arthur Steger
Arthur Steger*
Affiliation:
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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This paper extends the results of A. L. Foster (1) on elementary factorization in Boolean-like rings to commutative π-regular rings. After proving some preliminary lemmas we proceed to the partition of the set of non-units of a π-regular ring into irreducible and composite elements. Finally, we prove a number of theorems concerning factorization rings, weakly unique factorization rings, principal ideal rings, etc. The principal result is that a π-regular ring is a weakly unique factorization ring if and only if it is a principal ideal ring.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 18 , 1966 , pp. 307 - 313
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1966

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