On weak center Galois extensions of rings
LetBbe a ring with 1,Cthe center ofB,Ga finite automorphism group ofB, andBGthe set of elements inBfixed under each element inG. Then, the notion of a center Galois extension ofBGwith Galois groupG(i.e.,Cis a Galois algebra overCGwith Galois groupG|C≅G) is generalized to a weak center Galois extension with groupG, whereBis called a weak center Galois extension with groupGifBIi=Beifor some idempotent inCandIi={c−gi(c)|c∈C}for eachgi≠1inG. It is shown thatBis a weak center Galois extension with groupGif and only if for eachgi≠1inGthere exists an idempotenteiinCand{bkei∈Bei;ckei∈Cei,k=1,2,...,m}such that∑k=1mbkeigi(ckei)=δ1,gieiandgirestricted toC(1−ei)is an identity, and a structure of a weak center Galois extension with groupGis also given.