ON THE PROBABILITY OF ZERO DIVISOR ELEMENTS IN GROUP RINGS

Let R be a non trivial finite commutative ring with identity and G be a non trivial group. We denote by P(RG) the probability that the product of two randomly chosen elements of a finite group ring RG is zero. We show that P(RG) < 1 4 if and only if RG Z2C2, Z3C2, Z2C3. Furthermore, we give the upper bound and lower bound for P(RG). In particular, we present the general formula for P(RG), where R is a finite field of characteristic p and |G| ≤