%0 Journal Article %T Characteristic polynomials of central simple algebras %A Chia-Fu Yu %J Mathematics %D 2011 %I arXiv %X We characterize characteristic polynomials of elements in a central simple algebra. We also give an account for the theory of rational canonical forms for separable linear transformations over a central division algebra, and a description of separable conjugacy classes of the multiplicative group. %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1109.3851v2