Let $G$ be an abelian group, $R$ a commutative ring of prime characteristic $p$ with identity and $R_{t}G$ a commutative twisted group ring of $G$ over $R$. Suppose $p$ is a fixed prime, $G_p$ and $S\left(R_{t}G\right)$ are the $p$-components of $G$ and of the unit group $U\left(R_{t}G\right)$ of $R_{t}G$, respectively. Let $R^{*}$ be the multiplicative group of $R$ and let $f_{\alpha }\left(S\right)$ be the $\alpha$-th Ulm-Kaplansky invariant of $S\left(R_{t}G\right)$ where $\alpha$ is any ordinal. In the paper the invariants $f_n\left(S\right)$, $n\in \mathbb{N}\cup \left\{0\right\}$, are calculated, provided $G_p=1$. Further, a commutative ring $R$ with identity of prime characteristic $p$ is said...

Let $R$ be a commutative ring, $M$ an $R$-module and $G$ a group of $R$-automorphisms of $M$, usually with some sort of rank restriction on $G$. We study the transfer of hypotheses between $M/C_M\left(G\right)$ and $[M,G]$ such as Noetherian or having finite composition length. In this we extend recent work of Dixon, Kurdachenko and Otal and of Kurdachenko, Subbotin and Chupordia. For example, suppose $[M,G]$ is $R$-Noetherian. If $G$ has finite rank, then $M/C_M\left(G\right)$ also is $R$-Noetherian. Further, if $[M,G]$ is $R$-Noetherian and if only certain abelian sections...

In this paper, we study the situation as to when the unit group U(KG) of a group algebra KG equals K*G(1 + J(KG)), where K is a field of characteristic p > 0 and G is a finite group.

A modular analogue of the well-known group theoretical result about finiteness of the derived subgroup in a group with a finite factor by its center has been obtained.