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The algebra of a commutative semigroup over a commutative ring with unity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

W. D. Munn
W. D. Munn
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QW
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Synopsis

A new description is provided for the nil radical of the algebra RS of a commutative semigroup S over a commutative ring R with a 1. It is shown that the Jacobson radical of RS is nil if the Jacobson radical of R is nil and that the converse holds in the case where S is periodic.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 99 , Issue 3-4 , 1985 , pp. 387 - 398
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1985

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