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On the theorem of Amitsur-Levitzki

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We present a proof of the Amitsur-Levitzki theorem which is a basis for a general theory of equivariant skew-symmetric maps on matrices.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy

    Claudio Procesi

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To the memory of S. A. Amitsur who taught me PI theory

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Procesi, C. On the theorem of Amitsur-Levitzki. Isr. J. Math. 207, 151–154 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-014-1118-8

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