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The collection of all elements of the ring that commute with every element, that is,

The centre of a ring is a subring containing together with every invertible element its inverse. The centre of a ring that is an algebra with a unit element over a field contains the ground field (see Central algebra).

How to Cite This Entry:
Centre of a ring. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Centre_of_a_ring&oldid=21372
This article was adapted from an original article by L.A. Skornyakov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article