Polycyclic-by-Finite Group Algebras Are Catenary
(with Ed Letzter)

Publication status: has appeared in Mathematical Research Letters 6, 183-194 (1999).

Abstract:

We show that group algebras  kG  of polycyclic-by-finite groups  G,
where  k  is a field, are catenary: Given prime ideals  P  and  P'  of  kG ,
with  P  contained in  P', all saturated chains of primes between  P  and  P'
have the same length.
 
 

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