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In mathematics, a separable algebra is a kind of semisimple algebra. It is a generalization to associative algebras of the notion of a separable field extension. == Definition and First Properties == Let ''K'' be a field. An associative ''K''-algebra ''A'' is said to be separable if for every field extension the algebra is semisimple. There is a classification theorem for separable algebras: separable algebras are the same as finite products of matrix algebras over division algebras whose centers are finite dimensional separable field extensions of the field ''K''. If ''K'' is a perfect field --- for example a field of characteristic zero, or a finite field, or an algebraically closed field --- then every extension of ''K'' is separable. As a result, if ''K'' is a perfect field, separable algebras are the same as finite products of matrix algebras over division algebras whose centers are finite-dimensional field extensions of the field ''K''. In other words, if ''K'' is a perfect field, there is no difference between a separable algebra over ''K'' and a finite-dimensional semisimple algebra over ''K''. There are a several equivalent characterizations of separable algebras. First, an algebra ''A'' is separable if and only if there exists an element : in the ''enveloping algebra''〔Reiner (2003) p.101〕 such that : and ''ap'' = ''pa'' for all ''a'' in ''A''. Such an element ''p'' is called a separability idempotent, since it satisfies . A generalized theorem of Maschke shows these this characterization of separable algebras is equivalent to the definition given above. Second, an algebra ''A'' is separable if and only if it is projective when considered as a left module of in the usual way.〔Reiner (2003) p.102〕 Third, an algebra ''A'' is separable if and only if it is flat when considered as a right module of in the usual (but perhaps not quite standard) way. See Aguiar's note below for more details. Furthermore, a result of Eilenberg and Nakayama has that any separable algebra can be given the structure of a symmetric Frobenius algebra. Since the underlying vector space of a Frobenius algebra is isomorphic to its dual, any Frobenius algebra is necessarily finite dimensional, and so the same is true for separable algebras. A separable algebra is said to be strongly separable if there exists a separability idempotent that is symmetric, meaning : An algebra is strongly separable if and only if its trace form is nondegenerate, thus making the algebra into a special Frobenius algebra. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「separable algebra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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