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Non-commutative unique factorization domains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

A. W. Chatters
A. W. Chatters
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School of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 TW1
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We introduce a concept of unique factorization for elements in the context of Noetherian rings which are not necessarily commutative. We will call an element p of such a ring R prime if (i) pR = Rp, (ii) pR is a height-1 prime ideal of R, and (iii) R/pR is an integral domain. We define a Noetherian u.f.d. to be a Noetherian integral domain R such that every height-1 prime P of R is principal and R/P is a domain, or equivalently every non-zero element of R is of the form cq, where q is a product of prime elements of R and c has no prime factors. Examples include the Noetherian u.f.d.'s of commutative algebra and also the universal enveloping algebras of solvable Lie algebras. The latter class provides a rich supply of genuinely non-commutative examples.

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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 95 , Issue 1 , January 1984 , pp. 49 - 54
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1984

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