On von Neumann Regularity of Commutators

We study the structure of rings which satisfy the von Neumann regularity of commutators,and call a ring R C-regularif ab-ba ∈(ab-ba)R(ab-ba)for all a,b in R.For a C-regular ring R,we prove J(R[X])=N^(*)(R[X])=N^(*)(R)[X]=W(R)[X]■Z(R[X]),where J(A),N^(*)(A),W(A),Z(A)are the Jacobson radical,upper nilradical,Wedderburn radical,and center of a given ring A,respectively,and A[X]denotes the polynomial ring with a set X of commuting indeterminates over A;we also prove that R is semiprime if and only if the right(left)singular ideal of R is zero.We provide methods to construct C-regular rings which are neither commutative nor von Neumann regular,from any given ring.Moreover,for a C-regular ring R,the following are proved to be equivalent:(i)R is Abelian;(ii)every prime factor ring of R is a duo domain;(ii)R is quasi-duo;and(iv)R/W(R)is reduced.

Remarks on Centers of Rings

It is proved that for matrices A,B in the n by n upper triangular matrix ring T_(n)(R)over a domain R,if AB is nonzero and central in T_(n)(R)then AB=BA.The n by n full matrix rings over right Noetherian domains are also shown to have this property.In this article we treat a ring property that is a generalization of this result,and a ring with such a property is said to be weakly reversible-over-center.The class of weakly reversible-over-center rings contains both full matrix rings over right Noetherian domains and upper triangular matrix rings over domains.The structure of various sorts of weakly reversible-over-center rings is studied in relation to the questions raised in the process naturally.We also consider the connection between the property of being weakly reversible-over-center and the related ring properties.

A Property Satisfying Reducedness over Centers

This article concerns a ring property called pseudo-reduced-over-center that is satisfied by free algebras over commutative reduced rings.The properties of radicals of pseudo-reduced-over-center rings are investigated,especially related to polynomial rings.It is proved that for pseudo-reduced-over-center rings of nonzero characteristic,the centers and the pseudo-reduced-over-center property are preserved through factor rings modulo nil ideals.For a locally finite ring R,it is proved that if R is pseudo-reduced-over-center,then R is commutative and R/J(R)is a commutative regular ring with J(R)nil,where J(R)is the Jacobson radical of R.

Duo Property on the Monoid of Regular Elements

We study the right duo property on regular elements,and we say that rings with this property are right DR.It is first shown that the right duo property is preserved by right quotient rings when the given rings are right DR.We prove that thepolynomial ring over a ring R is right DR if and only if R is commutative.It is also proved that for a prime number p,the group ring KG of a finite p-group G over a field K of characteristic p is right DR if and only if it is right duo,and that there exists a group ring KG that is neither DR nor duo when G is not a p-group.

Matrix Rings over Reflexive Rings

The concept of reflexive property is introduced by Mason. This note concerns a ring-theoretic property of matrix rings over reflexive rings. We introduce the concept of weakly reflexive rings as a generalization of reflexive rings. From any ring, we can construct weakly reflexive rings but not reflexive, using its lower nilradical. We study various useful properties of such rings in relation with ideals in matrix rings, showing that this new property is Morita invariant. We also investigate the weakly reflexive property of several sorts of ring extensions which have roles in ring theory.

On extensions of matrix rings with skew Hochschild 2-cocycles

We study structures of endomorphisms and introduce a skew Hochschild 2-cocycles related to Hochschild 2-cocycle. We moreover define skew Hochschild extensions equipped with skew Hochschild 2-cocycles, and then we examine uniquely clean, Abelian, directly finite, symmetric, and reversible ring properties of skew Hochschild extensions and related ring systems. The results obtained here provide various kinds of examples of such rings. Especially, we give an answer negatively to the question of H. Lin and C. Xi for the corresponding Hochschild extensions of reversible （or semicommutative） rings. Finally, we establish three kinds of Hochschild extensions with Hochschild 2-cocycles and skew Hochschild 2-cocycles.

Some remarks on one-sided regularity

A ring is said to be right （resp., left） regular-duo if every right （resp., left） regular element is regular. The structure of one-sided regular elements is studied in various kinds of rings, especially, upper triangular matrix rings over one-sided Ore domains. We study the structure of （one-sided） regular-duo rings, and the relations between one-sided regular-duo rings and related ring theoretic properties.

Ring Theory and Related Topics

The special issues ＂Ring Theory and Related Topics （I, II）＂ of Frontiers of Mathematics in China （FMC） are an outcome of the Seventh China-Japan- Korea International Conference on Ring Theory held from July 1 to July 7, 2015 in Hangzhou, China.