Let R be a commutative ring. The first Weyl algebra over R is the associative R -al

Alani Conner

Alani Conner

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2022-05-22

Let R be a commutative ring. The first Weyl algebra over R is the associative R-algebra generated by x and y subject to the relation y x x y = 1.
or which rings R, the first Weyl algebra A 1 ( R ) is simple?

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Jameson Freeman

Jameson Freeman

Beginner2022-05-23Added 6 answers

Everything in the algebra can be rewritten to a representative of the form i j α i j x i y j where α i j R.
If R has a nontrivial ideal M, then we can consider the subset of elements such that α i j M, and it is not hard to show this is a nontrivial ideal.
Essentially you are just getting a homomorphism A 1 ( R ) A 1 ( R / M ) from the reduction of R to R / M.
So it would seem that it is necessary for R to be simple if A 1 ( R ) is to be simple. I'm not positive about the converse, but it seems plausible.

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