Gelfand–Kirillov dimension

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The Gelfand–Kirillov dimension is an invariant in noncommutative algebra that measures the growth rate of algebras and modules, serving as an analogue of Krull dimension for noncommutative settings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf algebraic invariant ⓘ
dimension theory concept ⓘ
alsoKnownAs GK dimension ⓘ
appliesTo algebra module ⓘ
associative algebra ⓘ
finitely generated algebra ⓘ
finitely generated module ⓘ
universal enveloping algebra of a Lie algebra ⓘ
canTakeValue infinity ⓘ
nonnegative integer ⓘ
characterizes exponential growth versus subexponential growth ⓘ
polynomial growth of algebras ⓘ
definedUsing asymptotic behavior of dimension of powers of a generating subspace ⓘ
growth of filtered pieces of an algebra ⓘ
field homological algebra ⓘ
noncommutative algebra ⓘ
representation theory ⓘ
ring theory ⓘ
hasProperty monotone on submodules in many settings ⓘ
often finite for Noetherian finitely generated algebras ⓘ
hasSpecialCase Gelfand–Kirillov dimension of a commutative finitely generated algebra equals its Krull dimension ⓘ
historicalPeriod introduced in the 1960s ⓘ
namedAfter Alexandre Kirillov ⓘ
linked to: Alexander Kirillov

Israel Gelfand ⓘ
property invariant under algebra isomorphism ⓘ
invariant under choice of finite generating subspace ⓘ
relatedTo Gel'fand–Kirillov conjecture ⓘ
Hilbert polynomial ⓘ
Krull dimension ⓘ
growth function of an algebra ⓘ
role analogue of Krull dimension in noncommutative settings ⓘ
measure of growth rate ⓘ
typicalDomain finitely generated algebra over a field ⓘ
typicalValueFor finite-dimensional algebra has GK dimension 0 ⓘ
free algebra on d generators has infinite GK dimension ⓘ
polynomial algebra in n variables has GK dimension n ⓘ
usedFor bounding homological invariants ⓘ
classification of noncommutative algebras ⓘ
study of enveloping algebras of Lie algebras ⓘ
study of growth of groups via group algebras ⓘ
study of primitive ideals ⓘ
usedIn noncommutative projective geometry ⓘ
study of Noetherian algebras ⓘ
study of graded algebras ⓘ
theory of quantum groups ⓘ
usedToDefine GK-dimension filtration in representation theory ⓘ
notion of GK-critical modules ⓘ
valueType extended real number ⓘ

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Israel Gelfand → knownFor → Gelfand–Kirillov dimension ⓘ
Gel'fand–Kirillov conjecture → involvesConcept → Gel'fand–Kirillov dimension ⓘ
linked to: Gelfand–Kirillov dimension