Abstract
We prove that algebras of sub-exponential growth and, more generally, rings with a sub-exponential "growth structure" have the unique rank property. In the opposite direction the proof shows that if the rank is not unique one gets lower bounds on the exponent of growth. Fixing the growth exponent it shows that an isomorphism between free modules of greatly differing ranks can only be implemented by matrices with entries of logarithmically proportional high degrees.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 251-256 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Israel Journal of Mathematics |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1988 |
Externally published | Yes |