George M. Bergman

Job title: 
Professor Emeritus, Professor of the Graduate School
Bio: 
Year appointed: 1967
Year retired: 2009
Selected Publications: 
  1. George M. Bergman (2023), An elementary result on infinite and finite direct sums of modules, Journal of Algebra, 631 (2023) 731-737.  [pdf] [MR] [arXiv]
  2. George M. Bergman (2019), Some results relevant to embeddability of rings (especially group algebras) in division rings, Journal of Algebra, 535 (2019) 503-540.  [DOI] [pdf]  [MR] [tex] [arXiv]
  3. George M. Bergman (2015), An invitation to general algebra and universal constructions, 2nd edn, Springer Universitext, x+572 pp. ISBN 978-3-319-11477-4 [DOI] [pdf] [MR], [MR, 1st edn] [ZM]
  4. George M. Bergman (2011). Homomorphic images of pro-nilpotent algebras. Illinois J. Math., 55 (2011) 719-748. [tex] [dvi] [ps] [pdf] [abstract] [arXiv] [MR] [projecteuclid]
  5. George M. Bergman (2006). Generating infinite symmetric groups. Bull. London Math. Soc. 38 429-440. [tex] [dvi] [ps] [doi] [update] [arXiv] [MR]
  6. George M. Bergman and Adam O. Hausknecht (1996). Co-groups and co-rings in categories of associative rings. Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, Vol. 45. American Mathematical Society Providence, RI x+388. [updates & errata] [MR] [ZM][ams_bookstore]
  7. George M. Bergman (1983). Embedding rings in completed graded rings. IV. Commutative algebras. J. Algebra 84 No.1, 62-106. [doi] [MR] [ZM]
  8. George M. Bergman (1978). The diamond lemma for ring theory. Adv. in Math. 29 No.2, 178-218. [doi] [errata & updates] [MR] [ZM] [Wikipedia]
  9. George Bergman (1976). Rational relations and rational identities in division rings. II. J. Algebra 43 No.1, 267-297. [doi] [MR] [ZM]
  10. George M. Bergman (1974). Coproducts and some universal ring constructions. Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 200 33-88. [JSTOR] [erratum & updates] [MR] [ZM]
Research interests: 

Associative rings, Universal algebra and category theory, Counterexamples

Supervised Dissertations

Thomas John Dorsey; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 2006
Zachary Mesyan; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 2006
Joseph S. Israel; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 2002
David Robert Wasserman; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 2001
Arturo Viso Magidin; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 1998
Geir Agnarsson; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 1996
Arthur Arnold Drisko; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 1995
Samuel Jonathan Peter Farbman; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 1994
William Haynie Rowan; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 1992
Michael Kerry May; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 1988
Peter Malcolmson; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 1976
Adam O`Neill Hausknecht; George M. Bergman
PhD Thesis (Author field refers to student + advisor), 1975