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Field Of Definition
In mathematics, the field of definition of an algebraic variety ''V'' is essentially the smallest field to which the coefficients of the polynomials defining ''V'' can belong. Given polynomials, with coefficients in a field ''K'', it may not be obvious whether there is a smaller field ''k'', and other polynomials defined over ''k'', which still define ''V''. The issue of field of definition is of concern in diophantine geometry. Notation Throughout this article, ''k'' denotes a field. The algebraic closure of a field is denoted by adding a superscript of "alg", e.g. the algebraic closure of ''k'' is ''k''alg. The symbols Q, R, C, and F''p'' represent, respectively, the field of rational numbers, the field of real numbers, the field of complex numbers, and the finite field containing ''p'' elements. Affine ''n''-space over a field ''F'' is denoted by A''n''(''F''). Definitions for affine and projective varieties Results and definitions stated below, for affine varieties, can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathematics
Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics with the major subdisciplines of number theory, algebra, geometry, and analysis, respectively. There is no general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline. Most mathematical activity involves the discovery of properties of abstract objects and the use of pure reason to prove them. These objects consist of either abstractions from nature orin modern mathematicsentities that are stipulated to have certain properties, called axioms. A ''proof'' consists of a succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results. These results include previously proved theorems, axioms, andin case of abstraction from naturesome basic properties that are considered true starting points of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
