Conjecture A on adjoining prescribed matrix blocks to division-ring embeddings

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Let n∈Nn\in\mathbb{N} with n>1n>1, and let φ:F→Mn(G)\varphi:F\to M_n(G) be a ring embedding, where GG and FF are division rings. Suppose that aa and bb are positive integers satisfying

a+b=n+1.a+b=n+1.

Let AA be an a×ba\times b matrix with entries in GG. Conjecture A. There exist division-ring extensions G⊆G′G\subseteq G^\prime and F⊆F′F\subseteq F^\prime, together with a ring embedding φ′:F′→Mn(G′)\varphi^\prime:F^\prime\to M_n(G^\prime) such that φ′∣F=φ\varphi^\prime|_F=\varphi and Im⁡(φ′)\operatorname{Im}(\varphi^\prime) contains a matrix whose upper-right a×ba\times b block is AA. The conjecture would provide the extensions needed to construct tight embeddings for arbitrary parameters, and its validity would consequently disprove the pure semisimplicity conjecture; the paper establishes only partial cases, including those yielding tight embeddings for n<5n<5.

References

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Jan Šaroch, “Pure semisimplicity conjecture and Artin problem for dimension sequences”, arXiv:1909.13864 (2021).

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