Noncommutative ringIn mathematics, a noncommutative ring is a ring whose multiplication is not commutative; that is, there exist a and b in the ring such that ab and ba are different. Equivalently, a noncommutative ring is a ring that is not a commutative ring. Noncommutative algebra is the part of ring theory devoted to study of properties of the noncommutative rings, including the properties that apply also to commutative rings. Sometimes the term noncommutative ring is used instead of ring to refer to an unspecified ring which is not necessarily commutative, and hence may be commutative.
Nil idealIn mathematics, more specifically ring theory, a left, right or two-sided ideal of a ring is said to be a nil ideal if each of its elements is nilpotent. The nilradical of a commutative ring is an example of a nil ideal; in fact, it is the ideal of the ring maximal with respect to the property of being nil. Unfortunately the set of nil elements does not always form an ideal for noncommutative rings. Nil ideals are still associated with interesting open questions, especially the unsolved Köthe conjecture.
Glossary of ring theoryRing theory is the branch of mathematics in which rings are studied: that is, structures supporting both an addition and a multiplication operation. This is a glossary of some terms of the subject. For the items in commutative algebra (the theory of commutative rings), see glossary of commutative algebra. For ring-theoretic concepts in the language of modules, see also Glossary of module theory. For specific types of algebras, see also: Glossary of field theory and Glossary of Lie groups and Lie algebras.
NilpotentEn mathématiques, un élément x d'un anneau unitaire (ou même d'un pseudo-anneau) est dit nilpotent s'il existe un entier naturel n non nul tel que x = 0. Cette définition peut être appliquée en particulier aux matrices carrées. La matrice est nilpotente parce que A = 0. On parle alors de matrice nilpotente et d'endomorphisme nilpotent. Dans l'anneau Z/9Z, la classe de 3 est nilpotente parce que 3 est congru à 0 modulo 9. L'anneau des coquaternions contient un cône de nilpotents.
