Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4597690 | Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra | 2007 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Let R be an order in a real quadratic number field. We say that R has mixed cancellation, respectively, torsion-free cancellation if LâMâ
LâNâMâ
N holds for all finitely generated R-modules M, N and L, respectively, for all finitely generated torsion-free R-modules M, N and L. We derive criteria for real quadratic orders to have mixed cancellation. For instance, we prove that torsion-free cancellation holds and mixed cancellation fails for all orders RpâZ[p1+p2], where p is a prime satisfying 13â¤pâ¤1011 and pâ¡1mod4. Our considerations show that if the Ankeny-Artin-Chowla conjecture turned out to be true, then Rp would have torsion-free cancellation but not mixed cancellation for every prime pâ¥13 with pâ¡1mod4.
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Authors
Wolfgang Hassler,