von Neumann regular ring

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:regular_ring
gptkbp:application gptkb:algebraic_geometry
functional analysis
module theory
gptkbp:defines A ring R such that for every a in R, there exists x in R with a = axa
gptkbp:example the product of fields
the ring of n x n matrices over a division ring
any Boolean ring
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label von Neumann regular ring
gptkbp:introducedIn 1936
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkbp:property every principal left ideal is generated by an idempotent
every module over a von Neumann regular ring is flat
every element is von Neumann regular
every finitely generated left ideal is generated by an idempotent
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Baer_ring
idempotent element
unit regular ring
gptkbp:subclassOf semisimple ring
reduced ring
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boolean_ring
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5