The Skolem-Noether Theorem states that any two algebra embeddings of a simple algebra into a finite-dimensional central simple algebra over the same field are related by an inner automorphism of the larger algebra, meaning conjugation by some invertible element carries one embedding onto the other. Named for Thoralf Skolem and Emmy Noether, it is a foundational uniqueness result for central simple algebras, showing their internal symmetries are as rigid as possible.
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StatementGiven k-algebra homomorphisms f, g : A to B, there exists a unit b in B such that for all a in A: g(a) = b times f(a) times b to the power of negative 1. 1 Classification
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1. Skolem-Noether theorem, Wikipedia
Statement section
Given k-algebra homomorphisms f, g : A to B, there exists a unit b in B such that for all a in A: g(a) = b times f(a) times b to the power of negative 1.
History section
The theorem was first published by Thoralf Skolem in 1927 in his paper Zur Theorie der assoziativen Zahlensysteme
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