Principal ideal domains and Euclidean domains having 1 as the only unit

Citation
W. Heinzer et M. Roitman, Principal ideal domains and Euclidean domains having 1 as the only unit, COMM ALGEB, 29(11), 2001, pp. 5197-5208
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
COMMUNICATIONS IN ALGEBRA
ISSN journal
00927872 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
11
Year of publication
2001
Pages
5197 - 5208
Database
ISI
SICI code
0092-7872(2001)29:11<5197:PIDAED>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We consider a question raised by Mowaffaq Hajja about the structure of a pr incipal ideal domain R having the property that 1 is the only unit of R. We also examine this unit condition for the case where R is a Euclidean domai n. We prove that a finitely generated Euclidean domain having 1 as its only unit is isomorphic to the field with two elements F-2 or to the polynomial ring F-2[X] On the other hand, we establish existence of finitely generate d principal ideal domains R such that 1 is the only unit of R and R is not isomorphic to F-2 or to F-2[X]. We also construct principal ideal domains R of infinite transcendence degree over F-2 with the property that 1 is the only unit of R.