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On the catenarity of virtually nilpotent mod-p Iwasawa algebras

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Let p > 2 be a prime, k a finite field of characteristic p, and G a nilpotent-by-finite compact p-adic analytic group. Write kG for the completed group ring of G over k. We show that kG is a catenary ring.

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Woods, W. On the catenarity of virtually nilpotent mod-p Iwasawa algebras. Isr. J. Math. 238, 501–536 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11856-020-2022-z

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