2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/71517Let R be a ring and let B be a commutative ring. Let p be a homogeneous multiplicative polynomial law of degree n from R to B. We show that p is essentially a determinant, in the sense that p is obtained from a determinant by left and right composition with ring homomorphisms.8 pages, 0 figures, amspptRings and AlgebrasOptimization and ControlRepresentation Theory15A78;15A15;15A72text