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The aim of this note is to construct an example of two von Neumann regular ringsR andS such that their multiplicative semigroups (R,.) and (S,.) are Morita equivalent but nonisomorphic.
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Communicated by Boria M. Schein
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Beidar, K.I., Knauer, U. & Mikhalev, A.V. An example of two von Neumann regular rings with nonisomorphic morita equivalent multiplicative semigroups. Semigroup Forum 48, 381–383 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02573686
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