Star-group identities and groups of units

Analogous to *-identities in rings with involution we define *-identities in groups. Suppose that G is a torsion group with involution * and that F is an infinite field with char F ≠ 2. Extend * linearly to FG. We prove that the unit group \({\mathcal{U}}\) of FG satisfies a *-identity if and only if the symmetric elements \({\mathcal{U}^+}\) satisfy a group identity.

Group algebras of torsion groups and Lie nilpotence

Letbe an involution of a group algebra FG induced by an involution of the group G. For char F 0 2, we classify the torsion groups G with no elements of order 2 whose Lie al- gebra of � -skew elements is nilpotent.

Symmetric units and group identities

In this paper we study rings R with an involution whose symmetric units satisfy a group identity. An important example is given by FG, the group algebra of a group G over a field F; in fact FG has a natural involution induced by setting g?g −1 for all group elements g∈G. In case of group algebras if F is infinite, charF≠ 2 and G is a torsion group we give a characterization by proving the following: the symmetric units satisfy a group identity if and only if either the group of units satisfies a group identity (and a characterization is known in this case) or char F=p >0 and 1) FG satisfies a polynomial identity, 2) the p-elements of G form a (normal) subgroup P of G and G/P is a Hamiltonia…

Automorphisms of the integral group ring of the hyperoctahedral group

The purpose of this paper is to verify a conjecture of Zassenhaus [3] for hyperoctahedral groups by proving that every normalized automorphism () of ZG can be written in the form () = Tu 0 I where I is an automorphism of ZG obtained by extending an automorphism of G linearly to ZG and u is a unit of (JJG. A similar result was proved for symmetric groups by Peterson in [2]; the reader should consult [3] or the survey [4] for other results of this kind. 1989

Group Identities on Units of Group Algebras

Abstract Let U be the group of units of the group algebra FG of a group G over a field F . Suppose that either F is infinite or G has an element of infinite order. We characterize groups G so that U satisfies a group identity. Under the assumption that G modulo the torsion elements is nilpotent this gives a complete classification of such groups. For torsion groups this problem has already been settled in recent years.

Group identities on symmetric units

Abstract Let F be an infinite field of characteristic different from 2, G a group and ∗ an involution of G extended by linearity to an involution of the group algebra FG. Here we completely characterize the torsion groups G for which the ∗-symmetric units of FG satisfy a group identity. When ∗ is the classical involution induced from g → g − 1 , g ∈ G , this result was obtained in [A. Giambruno, S.K. Sehgal, A. Valenti, Symmetric units and group identities, Manuscripta Math. 96 (1998) 443–461].

Groups, Rings and Group Rings

Lie nilpotence of group rings

Let FG be the group algebra of a group G over a field F. Denote by ∗ the natural involution, (∑fi gi -1. Let S and K denote the set of symmetric and skew symmetric and skew symmetric elements respectively with respect to this involutin. It is proved that if the characteristic of F is zero p≠2 and G has no 2-elements, then the Lie nilpotence of S or K implies the Lie nilpotence of FG.

Group algebras and Lie nilpotence

Abstract Let ⁎ be an involution of a group algebra FG induced by an involution of the group G. For char F ≠ 2 , we classify the groups G with no 2-elements and with no nonabelian dihedral groups involved whose Lie algebra of ⁎-skew elements is nilpotent.

Automorphisms of the integral group rings of some wreath products

Lie properties of symmetric elements in group rings

Abstract Let ∗ be an involution of a group G extended linearly to the group algebra KG . We prove that if G contains no 2-elements and K is a field of characteristic p ≠ 2 , then the ∗-symmetric elements of KG are Lie nilpotent (Lie n -Engel) if and only if KG is Lie nilpotent (Lie n -Engel).

Group algebras whose units satisfy a group identity

Let F G FG be the group algebra of a torsion group over an infinite field F F . Let U U be the group of units of F G FG . We prove that if U U satisfies a group identity, then F G FG satisfies a polynomial identity. This confirms a conjecture of Brian Hartley.