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A Normal Form in Free Fields

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Paul M. Cohn  and
Christophe Reutenauer
Paul M. Cohn
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics University College London Gower Street London WC1E6BT United Kingdom
Christophe Reutenauer
Affiliation:
Mathématiques-Informatique UQAM C.P. 8888 Suce. A Montréal, Québec H3C3P8
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Abstract

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We give a normal form for the elements in the free field, following the lines of the minimization theory of noncommutative rational series.

Keywords

12E15
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Mathematics , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , 01 June 1994 , pp. 517 - 531
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1994

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