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In this note we prove the separability of the topology on generalizations of Witt rings, as determined by the powers of the kernel of the canonical completion which exists in such rings.
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Translated from Matematicheskii Zametki, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 311–316, February, 1973.
The author expresses his appreciation to Yu. I. Manin for helpful discussions on the questions dealt with in this paper.
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Bel'skii, A.A. Integral rings of groups of period two and generalizations of Witt rings. Mathematical Notes of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR 13, 188–190 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01094241
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01094241