On the probability of zero divisor elements in group rings
نویسندگان
1 Chebyshev Laboratory, St. Petersburg State University, Russia
doi
10.22108/ijgt.2021.126694.1664چکیده
Let $R$ be a non trivial finite commutative ring with identity and $G$ be a non trivial group. We denote by $P(RG)$ the probability that the product of two randomly chosen elements of a finite group ring $RG$ is zero. We show that $P(RG)<\frac{1}{4}$ if and only if $RG\ncong \mathbb{Z}_2C_2,\mathbb{Z}_3C_2, \mathbb{Z}_2C_3$. Furthermore, we give the upper bound and lower bound for $P(RG)$. In particular, we present the general formula for $P(RG)$, where $R$ is a finite field of characteristic $p$ and $|G|\leq 4$.