The Brauer-Long group of \({\mathbb{Z}}/p^ t{\mathbb{Z}}\)-dimodule algebras
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instance of: scholarly article
title: The Brauer-Long group of \({\mathbb{Z}}/p^ t{\mathbb{Z}}\)-dimodule algebras
zbMATH Open document ID: 0694.16005
DOI: 10.1016/0022-4049(89)90083-2
published in: Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra
publication date: 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: For a commutative ring R and an abelian group G, \textit{F. W. Long} has defined the notion of a G-Azumaya algebra over R and shown that a smash product of G-Azumaya algebras is again a G-Azumaya algebra [Proc. Lond. Math. Soc., III. Ser. 29, 237-256 (1974; Zbl 0294.13003)]. Equivalence classes of G-Azumaya algebras form a group BD(R,G), now called the Brauer-Long group. Azumaya algebras are G-Azumaya with trivial G-action and trivial G-grading, and the Brauer group B(R) is a subgroup of BD(R,G). Now assume that G is a cyclic group of order \(n=p^ t\) for a prime integer p, \(p\cdot 1\) is a unit in R, and R contains a primitive n-th root of unity if p is odd or a primitive 2n-th root of unity if \(p=2\). Then the equivalence classes of central G-Azumaya algebras form a subgroup BAz(R,G) of index 2 in BD(R,G), and so there is an exact sequence \(BAz(R,G)\to BD(R,G)\to Z/2Z.\) The authors describe a split epimorphism \(\beta\) of BAz(R,G) onto the group Aut(G) of automorphisms of G to obtain an exact sequence \(\ker \beta \to BAz(R,G)\to Aut(G);\) and they derive an exact sequence \(B(R)\to \ker \beta \to Gal(R,GR)\times Gal(R,RG),\) where Gal(R,RG) is the group of isomorphism classes of Galois algebras over R with respect to the group ring RG, i.e. algebras which are Galois with respect to a G-grading, and Gal(R,GR) is the group of isomorphism classes of Galois algebras over R with respect to the dual of the Hopf algebra RG, i.e. algebras which are Galois with respect to an action of G by algebra automorphisms. Therefore, as a set, BD(R,G) is equivalent to the Cartesian product \(Z/2Z\times Aut(G)\times Gal(R,GR)\times Gal(R,RG)\times B(R).\) By analysis of the preceding exact sequences, the authors give a complete description of the multiplication on this Cartesian product corresponding to the multiplication on BD(R,G).
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 16H05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 16W20
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 14F22
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 16S34
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 16W30
zbMATH DE Number: 4136136
zbMATH Keywords: smash product
zbMATH Keywords: G-Azumaya algebras
zbMATH Keywords: Brauer-Long group
zbMATH Keywords: Brauer group
zbMATH Keywords: Galois algebras
zbMATH Keywords: group ring
zbMATH Keywords: Hopf algebra
zbMATH Keywords: algebra automorphisms
zbMATH Keywords: exact sequences
author: Margaret Beattie
author: Stefaan Caenepeel
reviewed by: H. F. Kreimer
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: 0022-4049(89)90083-2
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