ABSTRACT A ring R is called clean if every element of it is a sum of an idempotent and a unit. A ring R is neat if every proper homomorphic… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT A ring R is called clean if every element of it is a sum of an idempotent and a unit. A ring R is neat if every proper homomorphic image of R is clean. When R is a field, then a complete characterization has been obtained for a commutative group ring RG to be neat, but not clean. And if R is not a field, then necessary conditions are obtained for a commutative group ring RG to be neat, but not clean. A counterexample is given to show that these necessary conditions are not sufficient.
               
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