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The division ring of fractions of a group ring

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  • Nilpotent Group
  • Group Algebra
  • Division Algebra
  • Group Ring
  • Division Ring

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Snider, R.L. (1983). The division ring of fractions of a group ring. In: Malliavin, MP. (eds) Séminaire d’Algèbre Paul Dubreil et Marie-Paule Malliavin. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1029. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0098938

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