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Papers by Manfred Dugas

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Communications in Algebra, 1993

Journal of Algebra, Aug 1, 2004

Localizations of objects play an important role in category theory, homology, and elsewhere. A (h... more Localizations of objects play an important role in category theory, homology, and elsewhere. A (homo)morphism α : A → B is a localization of A if for each f : A → B there is a unique ϕ : B → B extending f. In this paper we will investigate localizations of (co)torsion-free abelian groups and show that they exist in abundance. We will present several methods for constructing localizations. We will also show that free abelian groups of infinite rank have localizations that are not direct sums of E-rings.

Linear Algebra and its Applications, Mar 1, 2018

Let R be a commutative, indecomposable ring with identity and (P, ≤) a partially ordered set. Let... more Let R be a commutative, indecomposable ring with identity and (P, ≤) a partially ordered set. Let F I(P) denote the finitary incidence algebra of (P, ≤) over R. We will show that, in most cases, local automorphisms of F I(P) are actually R-algebra automorphisms. In fact, the existence of local automorphisms which fail to be R-algebra automorphisms will depend on the chosen model of set theory and will require the existence of measurable cardinals. We will discuss local automorphisms of cartesian products as a special case in preparation of the general result.

Israel Journal of Mathematics, Dec 1, 1983

Using the set theoretical principle V. for arbitrary large cardinals r, arbitrary large strongly ... more Using the set theoretical principle V. for arbitrary large cardinals r, arbitrary large strongly K-free abelian groups A are constructed such that Hom(A, G) = {0} for all cotorsion-free groups G with I G I < K. This result will be applied to the theory of arbitrary torsion classes for Mod-Z. It allows one, in particular, to prove that the class F of cotorsion-free abelian groups is not cogenerated by a set of abelian groups. This answers a conjecture of G6bel and Wald positively. Furthermore, arbitrary many torsion classes for Mod-Z can be constructed which are not generated or not cogenerated by single abelian groups.

Mathematical proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 2002

We study mixed abelian groups such that End(M), the endomorphism ring of M, has no nilpotent elem... more We study mixed abelian groups such that End(M), the endomorphism ring of M, has no nilpotent elements other than 0. These are the abelian groups M that only admit the trivial R-module structure for any zero-ring R.

Communications in Algebra, Jul 1, 2012

For any field K and poset P, the incidence space I(P) and the finitary incidence algebra FI(P) we... more For any field K and poset P, the incidence space I(P) and the finitary incidence algebra FI(P) were introduced in [5]. The K-vector space I(P) is an FI(P)-bimodule. We investigate K-linear maps from FI(P) to I(P) that preserve submodules. We also consider the idealization FI(P)(+)I(P) of I(P).

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, 1988

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, 1987

Let G be an arbitrary monoid with 1 and right cancellation, and A" be a given field. We will cons... more Let G be an arbitrary monoid with 1 and right cancellation, and A" be a given field. We will construct extension fields F D K with endomorphism monoid End F isomorphic to G modulo Frobenius homomorphisms. If G is a group, then Aut F = G. Let FG denote the fixed elements of F under the action of G. In the case that G is an infinite group, also FG = K and G is the Galois group of F over K. If G is an arbitrary group, and G = 1, respectively, this answers an open problem (R. Baer 1967, E. Fried, C. U. Jensen, J. Thompson) and if G is infinite, the result is an infinite analogue of the still unsolved Hilbert-Noether conjecture inverting Galois theory. Observe that our extensions K c F are not algebraic. We also suggest to consider the case K = C and G = {1}.

Journal of Algebra, Apr 1, 1991

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Journal of Algebra, Aug 1, 1993

Pacific Journal of Mathematics, May 1, 1985

An Abelian group G is called cotorsion-free if 0 is the only pure-injective subgroup contained in... more An Abelian group G is called cotorsion-free if 0 is the only pure-injective subgroup contained in G. If G is a cotorsion-free Abelian group, we construct a slender, fr^-free Abelian group A such that Hom(Λ, G) = 0. This will be used to answer some questions about radicals and torsion theories of Abelian groups. 0. Introduction. In this paper we will consider torsion free abelian groups from I. Kaplansky's point of view: "In this strange part of the subject anything that can conceivably happen actually does happen", cf. [K, p. 81]. This statement which is supported by classical results holds in an even more spectacular sense which was not expected at this time. There are many results on torsion free abelian groups which are undecidable in ZFC, the axioms of Zermelo-Frankel set theory including the axiom of choice. The first suφrising result of this kind after years of stagnation was Shelah's solution of the famous Whitehead problem [SI]. In this paper Shelah also constructed for the first time arbitrarily large indecomposable abelian groups, thus improving classical results of S. Pontrjagin, R. Baer, I. Kaplansky, L. Fuchs, A. L. S. Corner and others, compare [Fu2, Vol. II] and [K]. Indecomposable abelian groups are necessarily cotorsion-free with only a few exceptions. These are the cyclic groups of prime power Z p «, the Prϋfer groups Z(/?°°), the group of rational numbers Q and the additive group J p of /?-adic integers. A group is called cotorsion-free if and only if it contains only the trivial cotorsion subgroup 0, cf. [GW1]. Remember that C is cotorsion (in the sense of K. H. Harrison) if Ext z (Q, C) = 0. From simple properties of cotorsion groups we conclude that a group G is cotorsion-free if and only if G is torsion-free (Z p £G),reduced(Q£G)andJp£ G), reduced (Q £ G) and J p £G),reduced(Q£G)andJpt G for all primes p, cf. [GW1]. For countable groups cotorsion-free is the same as reduced and torsion-free. A. L. S. Corner's celebrated theorem indicates then that each ring with a countable and cotorsion-free additive structure is the endomorphism ring of some (cotorsion-free) abelian group, cf. [Ful, Vol. II]. This result was extended by the authors [DG2] to arbitrary rings with cotorsion-free additive groups which are then realized on arbitrarily large cotorsion-free abelian groups. Using rings without non-trivial idempotents, indecomposable groups of 79 80 MANFRED DUGAS AND RUDIGER GOBEL any size can be obtained and the aforementioned result becomes a trivial consequence of [DG2]. However, using other elementary ring constructions this result supports Kaplansky's point of view in many aspects, e.g. there are many new different counter examples for I. Kaplansky's test problems. Similar results which are in many cases even undecidable im ZFC have been derived in [DG1], [EM], [Me], [DH1] and others. One of the questions "close" to results undecidable in ZFC is related with "rigid systems". A class {A^ i e /} of abelian groups is semi-rigid if Hom(v4 /? Aj) Φ 0 Φ Hom(Aj, A t) implies i = j for any /, j e /. This class is rigid if already Hom(yl 2 , Aj) Φ 0 implies i = j. The class is proper if / is not a set. M. Dugas and S. Herden [DH1] constructed proper rigid classes of (indecomposable) abelian groups using GδdePs axiom of constructibility V = L. Such a result cannot be expected in ZFC alone as follows from the Vopenka principle. However, at least semi-rigid proper classes exist in ZFC as recently shown by R. Gόbel and S. Shelah [GS]. This result is based on a construction of arbitrarily large cotorsion-free abelian groups A with the property that U = A for any subgroup U c A with \U\ = \A\ and A/U cotorsion free. All these constructions are highly sophisticated using transfinite induction on generating elements. The very heart of this paper is a similar kind of result based on a much simpler construction. Due to the elementary construction of the groups (4.2) we are able to pose stronger conditions on their structure, which allow us to answer some open problems and give new solutions to some already settled problems. These extra conditions are the properties N 1-free and slender. A group is called S Γ free if all its countable subgroups are free. The most popular non-free S 1-free groups are products Z* of the integers, in particular the Baer-Specker group Z s°. The proof that Z*° is fc^-free and not free is due to R. Baer and E. Specker, cf. [Ful, Vol. I]. We will use R. J. Nunke's well-known characterization of slender groups as a definition. Hence a group is slender if and only if it is cotorsion free and if it does not contain a copy of the Baer-Specker group. Then we have the following quite powerful

Forum Mathematicum, 1991

We show that the negation of the continuum hypothesis implies that the derived functor Bext 2 is ... more We show that the negation of the continuum hypothesis implies that the derived functor Bext 2 is not zero and there exist balanced subgroups of completely decomposable groups of rank ^i that are not Butler groups.

Mathematische Zeitschrift, Dec 1, 1982

International Journal of Algebra and Computation, Nov 17, 2021

Let [Formula: see text] denote the incidence algebra of a locally finite poset [Formula: see text... more Let [Formula: see text] denote the incidence algebra of a locally finite poset [Formula: see text] over a field [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] some equivalence relation on the set of generators of [Formula: see text]. Then [Formula: see text] is the subset of [Formula: see text] of all the elements that are constant on the equivalence classes of [Formula: see text]. If [Formula: see text] satisfies certain conditions, then [Formula: see text] is a subalgebra of [Formula: see text] called a reduced incidence algebra. We extend this notion to finitary incidence algebras [Formula: see text] for any poset [Formula: see text]. We investigate reduced finitary incidence algebras [Formula: see text] and determine their automorphisms in some special cases.

Houston Journal of Mathematics, 2005

An abelian group A was called minimal in [3], if A is isomorphic to all its subgroups of finite i... more An abelian group A was called minimal in [3], if A is isomorphic to all its subgroups of finite index. We study the dual notion and call A cominimal if A is isomorphic to A/K for all finite subgroups K of A. We will see that minimal and co-minimal groups exhibit a similar behavior in some cases, but there are several differences. While a reduced p-group A is minimal if and only if A/p ω A is minimal, this no longer holds for cominimal p-groups. We show that a separable p-group A is co-minimal if and only if A is minimal. This does not hold for p-groups with elements of infinite height. We find necessary conditions for co-minimal p-groups in terms of their Ulm-Kaplansky invariants, which are also sufficient for totally projective p-groups. If A is a mixed group with a knice system, also known as Axiom 3 modules, then A is co-minimal if and only if t(A), the torsion part of A, is co-minimal. We construct an example of a mixed group A such that t(A) is a totally projective p-group of length ω + 1 such that t(A) is co-minimal but A is not co-minimal. Moreover, we construct p-groups G of length ω + 1 such that all Ulm-Kaplansky invariants of G are infinite, i.e. G is minimal, but G is not co-minimal.

Linear & Multilinear Algebra, Dec 31, 2015

Let F be a field and P a poset. Then FI(P) denotes the finitary incidence algebra of P over F and... more Let F be a field and P a poset. Then FI(P) denotes the finitary incidence algebra of P over F and I(P) is the corresponding incidence space. Moreover, let be the idealization of I(P) over FI(P). We determine the F-algebra automorphisms of D(P) and investigate when FI(P) is a zero product determined algebra.

Journal de Thérapie Comportementale et Cognitive, 2002

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Journal of Algebra, Oct 1, 1991

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Journal of Algebra and Its Applications, Nov 7, 2014

Let F be a field and A a F-algebra. The F-linear transformation φ : A → A is a local multiplicati... more Let F be a field and A a F-algebra. The F-linear transformation φ : A → A is a local multiplication map if for all a ∈ A there exists some ua ∈ A such that φ(a) = aua. Let [Formula: see text] denote the F-algebra of all local multiplication maps of A. If F is infinite and F[x] is the ring of polynomials over F, then it is known Lemma 1 in [J. Buckner and M. Dugas, Quasi-Localizations of ℤ, Israel J. Math.160 (2007) 349–370] that [Formula: see text]. The purpose of this paper is to study [Formula: see text] for finite fields F. It turns out that in this case [Formula: see text] is a &amp;quot;very&amp;quot; non-commutative ring of cardinality 2ℵ0 with many interesting properties.