Representing Clifford algebras as crossed-products
β Scribed by Timothy J. Hodges; Steven B. Tesser
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 323 KB
- Volume
- 123
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8693
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Let F be an arbitrary field and let D be a division algebra having center F which is finite dimensional over F. In general, there need not exist a maximal subfield E of D which is Galois over F. If such an E exists, we Ε½ call D a crossed product or G G-crossed product if G G is the Galois group of .
We investigate the problem of explicitly constructing non-cyclic free groups in finite-dimensional crossed products using valuation criteria. The results are applied to produce explicit free groups in division algebras generated by nilpotent groups, and symmetric free groups in group rings of finite
We show that division algebras do not always embed in crossed product division algebras, so the latter do not serve as ''Galois closures'' for division algebras. We construct decomposable noncrossed product division algebras of prime-power index over rational function fields and Laurent series field