nLab exterior ring

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Algebra

Group theory

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Idea

A \mathbb{Z}-exterior algebra.

Definition

Given an abelian group GG, the exterior ring Λ(G)\Lambda(G) is the quotient ring of the tensor ring T(G)T(G) by the ideal generated by the relations ggg \cdot g for all gGg \in G.

Universal property

Given an abelian group GG, the exterior ring is a ring Λ(G)\Lambda(G) with an abelian group homomorphism g:GΛ(G)g:G \to \Lambda(G) such that

  • for every element a:Ga:G, g(a)g(a)=0g(a) \cdot g(a) = 0

  • for every other ring RR with abelian group homomorphism h:GRh:G \to R where for every element a:Ga:G, h(a)h(a)=0h(a) \cdot h(a) = 0, there is a unique ring homomorphism i:Λ(G)Ri:\Lambda(G) \to R such that ig=hi \circ g = h.

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