Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 November 2018
In this paper we study simple associative algebras with finite   $\mathbb{Z}$ -gradings. This is done using a simple algebra
 $\mathbb{Z}$ -gradings. This is done using a simple algebra   ${{F}_{g}}$  that has been constructed in Morita theory from a bilinear form
 ${{F}_{g}}$  that has been constructed in Morita theory from a bilinear form   $g:\,U\,\times \,V\,\to \,A$  over a simple algebra
 $g:\,U\,\times \,V\,\to \,A$  over a simple algebra   $A$ . We show that finite
 $A$ . We show that finite   $\mathbb{Z}$ -gradings on
 $\mathbb{Z}$ -gradings on   ${{F}_{g}}$  are in one to one correspondence with certain decompositions of the pair
 ${{F}_{g}}$  are in one to one correspondence with certain decompositions of the pair   $\left( U,\,V \right)$ . We also show that any simple algebra
 $\left( U,\,V \right)$ . We also show that any simple algebra   $R$  with finite
 $R$  with finite   $\mathbb{Z}$ -grading is graded isomorphic to
 $\mathbb{Z}$ -grading is graded isomorphic to   ${{F}_{g}}$  for some bilinear from
 ${{F}_{g}}$  for some bilinear from   $g:\,U\,\times \,V\,\to \,A$ , where the grading on
 $g:\,U\,\times \,V\,\to \,A$ , where the grading on   ${{F}_{g}}$  is determined by a decomposition of
 ${{F}_{g}}$  is determined by a decomposition of   $\left( U,\,V \right)$  and the coordinate algebra
 $\left( U,\,V \right)$  and the coordinate algebra   $A$  is chosen as a simple ideal of the zero component
 $A$  is chosen as a simple ideal of the zero component   ${{R}_{0}}$  of
 ${{R}_{0}}$  of   $R$ . In order to prove these results we first prove similar results for simple algebras with Peirce gradings.
 $R$ . In order to prove these results we first prove similar results for simple algebras with Peirce gradings.