Dixmier conjecture

proper noun

The conjecture that any endomorphism of a Weyl algebra is an automorphism.

Meanings

proper nounthe Dixmier conjecture
  1. algebraThe conjecture that any endomorphism of a Weyl algebra is an automorphism.

Origin

Asked by Jacques Dixmier in 1968.

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