nil and nilpotent ideals
An element of a ring is nilpotent if for some positive integer .
A ring is nil if every element in is nilpotent. Similarly, a one- or two-sided ideal![]()
is called nil if each of its elements is nilpotent.
A ring [resp. a one- or two sided ideal ] is nilpotent if [resp. ] for some positive integer .
A ring or an ideal is locally nilpotent if every finitely generated![]()
subring is nilpotent.
The following implications![]()
hold for rings (or ideals):
| Title | nil and nilpotent ideals |
| Canonical name | NilAndNilpotentIdeals |
| Date of creation | 2013-03-22 13:13:25 |
| Last modified on | 2013-03-22 13:13:25 |
| Owner | mclase (549) |
| Last modified by | mclase (549) |
| Numerical id | 6 |
| Author | mclase (549) |
| Entry type | Definition |
| Classification | msc 16N40 |
| Related topic | KoetheConjecture |
| Defines | nil |
| Defines | nil ring |
| Defines | nil ideal |
| Defines | nil right ideal |
| Defines | nil left ideal |
| Defines | nil subring |
| Defines | nilpotent |
| Defines | nilpotent element |
| Defines | nilpotent ring |
| Defines | nilpotent ideal |
| Defines | nilpotent right ideal |
| Defines | nilpotent left ideal |
| Defines | nilpotent subring |
| Defines | locally nilpotent |
| Defines | locally nilpotent ring |
| Defines | locally nilpo |