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On The Length of Decompositions of Central Simple Algebras in Tensor Products of Symbols

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Methods in Ring Theory

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We investigate the minimal number of symbols which are needed to decompose any central simple algebra according to the Merkurjev-Suslin theorem.

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  1. Université Catholique de Louvain, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

    J.-P. Tignol

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    F. van Oystaeyen

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Tignol, JP. (1984). On The Length of Decompositions of Central Simple Algebras in Tensor Products of Symbols. In: van Oystaeyen, F. (eds) Methods in Ring Theory. NATO ASI Series, vol 129. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6369-6_36

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