13.29 (1995)
SolvedGiven an infinite set $\Omega$, define an algebra $A$ (the reduced incidence algebra of finite subsets) as follows. Let $V_n$ be the set of functions from the set of $n$-element subsets of $\Omega$ to the rationals $\mathbb{Q}$. Now let $A = \bigoplus V_n$, with multiplication as follows: for $f \in V_n$, $g \in V_m$, and $|X| = m + n$, let $(fg)(X) = \sum f(Y)g(X \setminus Y)$, where the sum is over the $n$-element subsets $Y$ of $X$. If $G$ is a permutation group on $\Omega$, let $A^G$ be the algebra of $G$-invariants in $A$.
Conjecture: If $G$ has no finite orbits on $\Omega$, then $A^G$ is an integral domain.
Progress
Conjecture is proved (M. Pouzet, Theor. Inf. App., 42, no. 1 (2008), 83–103).
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