Polynomial Identity Rings

A Combinatorial Aspects in PI-Rings.- Vesselin Drensky.- 1 Basic Properties of PI-algebras.- 2 Quantitative Approach to PI-algebras.- 3 The Amitsur-Levitzki Theorem.- 4 Central Polynomials for Matrices.- 5 Invariant Theory of Matrices.- 6 The Nagata-Higman Theorem.- 7 The Shirshov Theorem for Finitely Generated PI-algebras.- 8 Growth of Codimensions of PI-algebras.- B Polynomial Identity Rings.- Edward Formanek.- 1 Polynomial Identities.- 2 The Amitsur-Levitzki Theorem.- 3 Central Polynomials.- 4 Kaplansky’s Theorem.- 5 Theorems of Amitsur and Levitzki on Radicals.- 6 Posner’s Theorem.- 7 Every PI-ring Satisfies a Power of the Standard Identity.- 8 Azumaya Algebras.- 9 Artin’s Theorem.- 10 Chain Conditions.- 11 Hilbert and Jacobson PI-Rings.- 12 The Ring of Generic Matrices.- 13 The Generic Division Ring of Two 2 x 2 Generic Matrices.- 14 The Center of the Generic Division Ring.- 15 Is the Center of the Generic Division Ring a Rational Function Field?.