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Combinatorial aspects of normal ordering of 3-dimensional skew polynomial rings

Andr\'es Rubiano , Armando Reyes

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Using mathematical software reduces the computational length for determining normal orderings in three-dimensional skew polynomial rings.

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This paper explores combinatorial features of normal ordering within three-dimensional skew polynomial rings. It shows that implementing the relevant commutation relations in a computer algebra system shortens the process of calculating Poincaré-Birkhoff-Witt forms and normal orderings. This computational assistance allows for more efficient handling of the rewriting steps that arise from the algebra's structure. A reader would find value in how this bridges theoretical classification with practical computation in noncommutative rings.

Core claim

The paper establishes that software implementation of the commutation rules enables shorter computations of the Poincaré-Birkhoff-Witt bases and the corresponding normal orderings in these algebras.

What carries the argument

The automated rewriting system based on the commutation relations of the skew polynomial rings, implemented to produce normal ordered expressions.

If this is right

The length of computations for PBW forms is reduced.
Normal orderings from commutation rules can be found with less effort.
Combinatorial aspects of these orderings become more tractable.
Similar reductions may apply to other rewriting processes in the algebras.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

This method could reveal hidden combinatorial patterns in the normal orderings that are hard to see without computation.
Extending the software approach to related algebras might systematize normal ordering across more classes.
Connections to other areas of combinatorial algebra, such as Gröbner basis computations, could be strengthened.

Load-bearing premise

That the computer algebra system accurately encodes the commutation relations without introducing implementation errors in the rewriting process.

What would settle it

A direct comparison between the software-generated normal ordering for a specific set of generators and the manually derived one; mismatch would disprove the reduction's reliability.

read the original abstract

In this paper, we discuss combinatorial aspects of normal ordering of 3-dimensional skew polynomial rings defined and classified by Bell and Smith \cite{BellSmith1990}. With some help of the Mathematical software \texttt{SageMath}, we are able to reduce the length of computation of PBW forms and normal orderings appearing in commutation rules of these algebras.

Editorial analysis

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The paper uses SageMath on the Bell-Smith 1990 classification to produce explicit shorter PBW and normal-order expressions for these 3D skew rings, but supplies no code, rules, or step counts so the claimed savings stay unverified.

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The core contribution is straightforward: the authors take the existing Bell-Smith list of 3-dimensional skew polynomial rings, feed their commutation relations into SageMath, and report shorter reduced forms for PBW bases and normal orderings. That is new in the sense that these particular shortened expressions were not written down before, even if the underlying classification and software are not. For someone who needs to manipulate elements in one of these specific algebras, the explicit reductions could save a few lines of hand calculation. The paper does that job cleanly enough on its own terms. The limitation is that none of the actual SageMath code, the rewriting rules they coded, or any concrete before-and-after length counts appear in the manuscript. The claim that computation is shortened therefore rests on an unshown implementation. Because the result is presented as a computational improvement rather than a new theorem, that missing material is the main gap. The work sits squarely inside the computational algebra corner of quantum algebra and noncommutative rings. A reader who already works with SageMath or similar systems for skew polynomials will find the explicit forms useful once the code is supplied. It is not a foundational paper, but the calculations are honest applications of known tools and the central claim does not contradict itself. I would send it to a referee with the request that the authors include the SageMath scripts and at least one fully worked example showing the length reduction.

Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript discusses combinatorial aspects of normal ordering for 3-dimensional skew polynomial rings as classified by Bell and Smith in 1990. It claims that SageMath can be used to reduce the length of computations for PBW forms and normal orderings appearing in the commutation rules of these algebras.

Significance. If the computational reductions are verified with explicit details, the work could supply a practical tool for explicit calculations in these algebras, extending the 1990 classification with software assistance. The contribution is primarily computational rather than a new theoretical result, so its significance depends on reproducibility and concrete examples of the claimed shortening.

major comments (1)

Abstract: The claim that SageMath reduces the length of computation for PBW forms and normal orderings is presented without any provided code, implemented rewriting rules, specific commutation relations as examples, or before/after step counts, leaving the central assertion unverified and non-reproducible from the manuscript alone.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading of our manuscript and the positive recommendation for minor revision. We address the single major comment below and will incorporate the suggested improvements to enhance reproducibility.

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Referee: Abstract: The claim that SageMath reduces the length of computation for PBW forms and normal orderings is presented without any provided code, implemented rewriting rules, specific commutation relations as examples, or before/after step counts, leaving the central assertion unverified and non-reproducible from the manuscript alone.

Authors: We agree that the abstract, being concise by nature, does not contain the requested verification details. The body of the manuscript discusses the combinatorial aspects of normal ordering for the 3-dimensional skew polynomial rings classified by Bell and Smith, including how SageMath assists with PBW forms and commutation rules. To address the concern directly, we will revise the manuscript by adding a concrete example in the main text (or a new subsection) that specifies one set of commutation relations, the associated rewriting rules, explicit before-and-after step counts for computing the normal ordering, and a brief description or pseudocode of the SageMath implementation used. This will make the claimed computational reduction verifiable and reproducible. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity identified

full rationale

The manuscript applies SageMath to shorten explicit calculations of PBW bases and normal-ordering expressions for the 3-dimensional skew polynomial rings whose classification is taken directly from the external reference Bell and Smith (1990). No derivation chain is present that reduces a claimed result to a fitted parameter, self-defined quantity, or load-bearing self-citation; the central assertion is purely about computational economy on externally classified algebras. The paper therefore contains no steps matching any of the enumerated circularity patterns.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The paper rests on the prior classification of the rings and the correctness of SageMath's implementation of noncommutative rewriting; no new free parameters or invented entities are introduced.

axioms (1)

domain assumption The 3-dimensional skew polynomial rings are precisely those classified by Bell and Smith in 1990.
All computations start from this external classification of the algebras and their commutation relations.

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3-dimensional skew polynomial rings defined and classified by Bell and Smith [3]... fifteen 3-dimensional skew polynomial rings (Proposition 2.2)... PBW forms and normal orderings appearing in commutation rules
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With some help of the Mathematical software SageMath, we are able to reduce the length of computation of PBW forms and normal orderings

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