nLab nonunital algebra

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Idea

A nonunital algebra is like an associative algebra but without specified identity element. The associative algebra version of nonunital ring, see there for more.

References

A definition of algebraic K-theory for nonunital rings is due to

  • Daniel Quillen, K 0K_0 for nonunital rings and Morita invariance, J. Reine Angew. Math., 472:197-217, 1996.

with further developments (in KK-theory) including

  • Snigdhayan Mahanta, Higher nonunital Quillen K’-theory, KK-dualities and applications to topological T-dualities, J. Geom. Phys., 61 (5), 875-889, 2011. (pdf)

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