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Publications and source records attributed to Feng Wei.
Let $Φ$ be a root system and let $Φ(\Zp)$ be the standard Chevalley $\Zp$-Lie algebra associated to $Φ$. For any integer $t\geq 1$, let $G$ be the uniform pro-$p$ group corresponding to the powerful Lie algebra $p^t Φ(\Zp)$ and suppose that $p\geq 5$. Then the Iwasawa algebra $Ω_G$ has no nontrivial reflexive two-sided ideals. This was previously proved by the authors for the root system $A_1$.
Let $G$ be a torsionfree compact $p$-adic analytic group. We give sufficient conditions on $p$ and $G$ which ensure that the Iwasawa algebra $Ω_G$ of $G$ has no non-trivial two-sided reflexive ideals. Consequently, these conditions imply that every nonzero normal element in $Ω_G$ is a unit. We show that these conditions hold in the case when $G$ is an open subgroup of $\SL_2(\Zp)$ and $p$ is arbitrary. Using a previous result of the first author, we show that there are only two prime ideals in $Ω_G$ when $G$ is a congruence subgroup of $\SL_2(\Zp)$: the zero ideal and the unique maximal ideal. These statements partially answer some questions asked by the first author and Brown.