Example 1.1
(a) The ring R has usn(R) = 1 if and only if R is the trivial ring with 0 = 1.
(b) The rings GF(2) and Z have unit sum number equal to ω.
(c) If R = Q[x] the ring of rational polynomials, it is well known that the only units
of R are the non–zero constant polynomials and so usn(R) = ∞ in this case.
(d) The ring R = Q has usn(R) = 2.
(e) If R = Zq, the ring of integers modulo the prime q, then direct calculation gives
usn(R) = 2; see example 1.4 for a generalization of this result.