Kaplanski's zero divisor conjecture for group rings

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Let GG be a torsion-free group and let RR be an integral domain. A non-trivial zero divisor in the group ring R[G]R[G] is a nonzero element α∈R[G]\alpha\in R[G] for which there exists a nonzero β∈R[G]\beta\in R[G] such that αβ=0\alpha\beta=0. Kaplanski's zero divisor conjecture. The group ring R[G]R[G] does not contain non-trivial zero divisors. Progress concerning the conjecture has been made in various directions, including restrictions on possible zero divisors over the rationals, but the conjecture itself remains open.

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Pascal Schweitzer, “On Zero Divisors with Small Support in Group Rings of Torsion-Free Groups”, arXiv:1202.6645 (2012).

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