Publications of A.I. Shirshov: Subalgebras of free Lie algebras.- On the representation of Lie rings in associative rings.- Subalgebras of free commutative and free anticommutative algebras.- On special J-rings.- Some theorems on embedding of rings.- On some nonassociative nil-rings and algebraic algebras.- On rings with identical relations.- On free Lie rings.- On a problem of Levitzki.- Some problems in the theory of rings that are nearly associative.- Some algorithmic problems for e-algebras.- Some algorithmic problems for Lie algebras.- On a hypothesis in the theory of Lie algebras.- On the bases of a free Lie algebra.- On some groups which are nearly Engel.- On some identical relations for algebras.- On some positively definable varieties of groups.- On the definition of the binary-Lie property.- On the theory of projective planes (with A.A. Nikitin). Commentaries: Perspectives on Shirshov's Height Theorem.- On Shirshov's Papers for Lie Algebra.- Some of A.I. Shirshov's Works.- Comments on Shirshov's Height Theorem.- Shirshov's Works on Alternative and Jordan Algebras.- A Word about the Teacher
This book presents translations of selected works of the famous Russian mathematician A.I. Shirshov (1921 1981). He was a pioneer in several directions of associative, Lie, Jordan, and alternative algebras, as well as groups and projective planes. His name is associated with notions and results on Gröbner-Shirshov bases, the Composition-Diamond Lemma, the Shirshov-Witt Theorem, the Lazard-Shirshov elimination process, Shirshov s Height Theorem, Lyndon-Shirshov words, Hall-Shirshov bases, Shirshov s theorem on the Kurosh problem for alternative and Jordan algebras, and Shirshov s theorem on the speciality of Jordan algebras with two generators. Shirshov s ideas were used by his student Efim Zelmanov for the solution of the Restricted Burnside Problem. Several famous algebraists provide in this book detailed comments on the impact of Shirshov s work on current algebra.