Do Left and Right Semisimplicity Coincide in Non-Unital Rings?

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The discussion focuses on the concepts of left and right semisimplicity in non-unital rings. A ring is left semisimple if it can be expressed as a sum of simple left ideals, while it is right semisimple if it can be expressed as a sum of simple right ideals. The participants conclude that these two concepts coincide for commutative rings, but there is uncertainty regarding structure theorems for non-unital semisimple rings, as standard results may not apply without the unity element.

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I am interested in semisimple rings and semisimple modules which are not unital. There are two concepts of ring semisimplicity: left semisimplicity and right semisimplicity. A ring is called semisimple on the left if it is presented as a sum of its simple left ideals. A ring is called semisimple on the right if it is presented as a sum of its simple right ideals.

Do these two concepts coincide in the case of non-unital rings?

Are there any structure theorems for non-unital semisimple rings?
 
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Ruslan_Sharipov said:
I am interested in semisimple rings and semisimple modules which are not unital. There are two concepts of ring semisimplicity: left semisimplicity and right semisimplicity. A ring is called semisimple on the left if it is presented as a sum of its simple left ideals. A ring is called semisimple on the right if it is presented as a sum of its simple right ideals.

Do these two concepts coincide in the case of non-unital rings?
They coincide for commutative rings. ##1## has nothing to do with it here.
Are there any structure theorems for non-unital semisimple rings?
Very likely, but I don't know much about those rings. Also the standard results for semisimple rings might not - at least not all - use ##1\in R##.
 

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