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In mathematics, in particular abstract algebra, a graded algebra is an algebra over a field (or commutative ring) with an extra piece of structure, known as a gradation (or grading). Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and Abstract algebra is the subject area of Mathematics that studies Algebraic structures such as groups, rings, fields, modules In Mathematics, an algebra over a field K, or a K -algebra, is a Vector space A over K equipped with In Ring theory, a branch of Abstract algebra, a commutative ring is a ring in which the multiplication operation has the commutative property

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Graded rings

A graded ring A is a ring that has a direct sum decomposition into (abelian) additive groups

A = \bigoplus_{n\in \mathbb N}A_n = A_0 \oplus A_1 \oplus A_2 \oplus \cdots

such that the ring multiplication maps

 A_s \times A_r \rightarrow A_{s + r}.

Explicitly this means that

x \in A_s, y \in A_r \implies xy \in A_{s+r}

and so

 A_s A_r \subseteq A_{s + r}.


Elements of An are known as homogeneous elements of degree n. In Mathematics, a ring is an Algebraic structure which generalizes the algebraic properties of the Integers though the rational, real The symbol \oplus \! denotes direct sum it is also the astrological and astronomical symbol for Earth, and a symbol for the Exclusive disjunction An ideal or other subset \mathfrak{a}A is homogeneous if for every element a\mathfrak{a}, the homogeneous parts of a are also contained in \mathfrak{a}.

If I is a homogeneous ideal in A, then A / I is also a graded ring, and has decomposition

A/I = \bigoplus_{n\in \mathbb N}(A_n + I)/I . In Ring theory, a branch of Abstract algebra, an ideal is a special Subset of a ring.

Any (non-graded) ring A can be given a gradation by letting A0 = A, and Ai = 0 for i > 0. This is called the trivial gradation on A.

Graded modules

The corresponding idea in module theory is that of a graded module, namely a module M over a graded ring A such that also

M = \bigoplus_{i\in \mathbb N}M_i ,

and

A_iM_j \subseteq M_{i+j}

This idea is much used in commutative algebra, and elsewhere, to define under mild hypotheses a Hilbert function, namely the length of Mn as a function of n. In Abstract algebra, the concept of a module over a ring is a generalization of the notion of Vector space, where instead of requiring the scalars In Abstract algebra, the concept of a module over a ring is a generalization of the notion of Vector space, where instead of requiring the scalars Commutative algebra is the branch of Abstract algebra that studies Commutative rings their ideals, and modules over such rings In Mathematics, in particular Abstract algebra, a graded algebra is an Algebra over a field (or Commutative ring) with an extra piece of structure In Abstract algebra, the length of a module is a measure of the module's "size" Again under mild hypotheses of finiteness, this function is a polynomial, the Hilbert polynomial, for all large enough values of n (see also Hilbert-Samuel polynomial). In Commutative algebra, the Hilbert polynomial of a graded commutative algebra or Graded module is a Polynomial in one variable that measures

Graded algebras

A graded algebra over a graded ring A is an A-algebra E which is both a graded A-module and a graded ring in its own right. Thus E admits a direct sum decomposition

E=\bigoplus_i E_i

such that

  1. AiEjEi+j, and
  2. EiEjEi+j.

Often when no grading on A is specified, it is assumed that A receives the trivial gradation, in which case one may still talk about graded algebras over A without risk of confusion.

Examples of graded algebras are common in mathematics:

Graded algebras are much used in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, homological algebra and algebraic topology. Commutative algebra is the branch of Abstract algebra that studies Commutative rings their ideals, and modules over such rings Algebraic geometry is a branch of Mathematics which as the name suggests combines techniques of Abstract algebra, especially Commutative algebra, with Homological algebra is the branch of Mathematics which studies homology in a general algebraic setting Algebraic topology is a branch of Mathematics which uses tools from Abstract algebra to study Topological spaces The basic goal is to find algebraic One example is the close relationship between homogeneous polynomials and projective varieties. In Mathematics, a polynomial is an expression constructed from Variables (also known as indeterminates and Constants using the operations This article is about algebraic varieties For the term "a variety of algebras" and an explanation of the difference between a variety of algebras and an algebraic variety

G-graded rings and algebras

We can generalize the definition of a graded ring using any monoid G as an index set. In Abstract algebra, a branch of Mathematics, a monoid is an Algebraic structure with a single Associative Binary operation A G-graded ring A is a ring with a direct sum decomposition

A = \bigoplus_{i\in G}A_i

such that

 A_i A_j \subseteq A_{i \cdot j}

Remarks:

Examples:

In category theory, a G-graded algebra A is an object in the category of G-graded vector spaces, together with a morphism \nabla:A\otimes A\rightarrow Aof the degree of the identity of G. In Mathematics, category theory deals in an abstract way with mathematical Structures and relationships between them it abstracts from sets In Mathematics, a graded vector space is a type of Vector space that includes the extra structure of gradation, meaning that it can be composed into the

Anticommutativity

Some graded rings (or algebras) are endowed with an anticommutative structure. In mathematics anticommutativity refers to the property of an operation being anticommutative, i This notion requires the use of a semiring to supply the gradation rather than a monoid. In Abstract algebra, a semiring is an Algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that each element must have an Additive inverse Specifically, a signed semiring consists of a pair (Γ, ε) where Γ is a semiring and ε : Γ → Z/2Z is a homomorphism of additive monoids. In Abstract algebra, a semiring is an Algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that each element must have an Additive inverse In Abstract algebra, a homomorphism is a structure-preserving map between two Algebraic structures (such as groups rings or Vector An anticommutative Γ-graded ring is a ring A graded with respect to the additive structure on Γ such that:

xy=(-1)ε (deg x) ε (deg y)yx, for all homogeneous elements x and y.

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