Abstract
We give a simple proof of the Amitsur-Levitzki identity by analysing the powers of matrices with "differential 1-forms" as entries. Using the fact that 2-forms are central the identity is seen to follow from the Cayley-Hamilton theorem.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 187-188 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Israel Journal of Mathematics |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1976 |