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Integral Domains

Zero divisors and the cancellation law they break, and why the integers and the Gaussian integers qualify as integral domains while matrix rings do not.

A Complete Introduction to Abstract Algebra, Integral Domains

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Exercise 1

Prove that the ring

is an integral domain.

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Exercise 2

Let nn be a composite number. Prove that Zn\mathbb{Z}_{n} is not an integral domain.

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Exercise 4

Is the trivial ring an integral domain?

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Exercise 5

What is the characteristic of Z2[α]\mathbb{Z}_{2}[\alpha] in 1.3?

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Problem 1

Find two zero divisors in the ring

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Problem 2

Let the integer nn be such that ∣n∣\sqrt{|n|} is not an integer. Let the ring

  1. Show that RR is an integral domain.

  2. Is RR a field for all integers nn?

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