Baer \(^*\)-Rings With Finitely Many Elements

N.K. Thakare 1, B.N. Waphare1
1 Department of Mathematics University of Pune Pune -411007 Maharashtra, India

Abstract

This paper contains a characterization of Baer \(^*\)-rings with finitely many elements in terms of matrix rings over finite fields. As an application, one can easily verify whether a given matrix ring over a finite field is a Baer \(^*\)-ring or not.