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supercommutative (Definition)

Let $ R$ be a $ \mathbb{Z}_2$-graded ring (or more generally, an associative algebra). We say that $ R$ is supercommutative if for any homogeneous elements $ a$ and $ b\in R$:

$\displaystyle ab=(-1)^{\deg a\deg b}ba.$

In other words, even homogeneous elements are in the center of the ring, and odd homogeneous elements anti-commute.

Common examples of supercommutative rings are the exterior algebra of a module over a commutative ring (in particular, a vector space) and the cohomology ring of a topological space (both with the standard grading by degree reduced mod 2).



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See Also: superalgebra

Other names:  graded-commutative, supercommutative algebra, even element, odd element
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Cross-references: reduced, degree, grading, topological space, cohomology, vector space, commutative ring, module, exterior algebra, odd, center, even, homogeneous elements, algebra, associative, ring
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AMS MSC16W50 (Associative rings and algebras :: Rings and algebras with additional structure :: Graded rings and modules)

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