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xixi
Apr24-10, 10:47 AM
Let R be a non-commutative ring . Suppose that the number of non-units of R is finite . Can we say that R is a finite ring?

zhentil
Apr24-10, 11:54 AM
If R and F are rings, then RxF is a ring. In particular, if R is a finite non-commutative ring and F is a field...

xixi
Apr25-10, 11:02 AM
If R and F are rings, then RxF is a ring. In particular, if R is a finite non-commutative ring and F is a field...

so then??...

Landau
Apr26-10, 07:06 AM
then RxF is an infinite non-commutative ring...
so....

xixi
Apr26-10, 09:13 AM
then RxF is an infinite non-commutative ring...
so....

Do you mean that RxF is a counter-example ? but RxF has infinite non-unit elements .

zhentil
Apr26-10, 10:54 AM
Silly me! I should read the question.