On the action of the elementary group on the unimodular rows

  • Abed Abedelfatah

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Abstract

We prove that for any commutative ring R of Krull dimension zero, n≥3 and A=R[X 1 ±1,. .,X k ±1,X k+1,. .,X m], the group E n(A) acts transitively on Um n(A). In particular, we obtain that every stably free module over A is free, i.e., A is Hermite ring.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)300-304
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Algebra
Volume368
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hermite rings
  • Laurent polynomial rings
  • Stably free modules
  • Unimodular rows

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Algebra and Number Theory

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