Commuting probability for subrings and quotient rings

Authors

  • Stephen M. Buckley Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland ROR
  • Desmond MacHale School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland ROR

Keywords:

Commuting probability, Subring, Quotient ring

Abstract

We prove that the commuting probability of a finite ring is no larger than the commuting probabilities of its subrings and quotients, and characterize when equality occurs in such a comparison.

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Published

2017-05-15

How to Cite

Buckley, S. M., & MacHale, D. (2017). Commuting probability for subrings and quotient rings. Journal of Algebra Combinatorics Discrete Structures and Applications, 4(2), 189–196. Retrieved from https://jacodesmath.com/index.php/jacodesmath/article/view/68

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