Skew Field Constructions

Skew Field Constructions
Author: P. M. Cohn
Publisher: CUP Archive
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1977-04-28
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521214971

"These notes describe methods of constructing skew fields, in particular the coproduct coconstruction discovered by the author, and trace out some of the consequences using the powerful coproduct theorems of G.M. Bergman, which are proved here."- publisher

Skew Fields

Skew Fields
Author: Paul Moritz Cohn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 522
Release: 1995-07-28
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0521432170

Non-commutative fields (also called skew fields or division rings) have not been studied as thoroughly as their commutative counterparts and most accounts have hitherto been confined to division algebras, that is skew fields finite-dimensional over their centre. Based on the author's LMS lecture note volume Skew Field Constructions, the present work offers a comprehensive account of skew fields. The axiomatic foundation and a precise description of the embedding problem are followed by an account of algebraic and topological construction methods, in particular, the author's general embedding theory is presented with full proofs, leading to the construction of skew fields. The powerful coproduct theorems of G. M. Bergman are proved here as well as the properties of the matrix reduction functor, a useful but little-known construction providing a source of examples and counter-examples. The construction and basic properties of existentially closed skew fields are given, leading to an example of a model class with an infinite forcing companion which is not axiomatizable. The treatment of equations over skew fields has been simplified and extended by the use of matrix methods, and the beginnings of non-commutative algebraic geometry are presented, with a precise account of the problems that need to be overcome for a satisfactory theory. A separate chapter describes valuations and orderings on skew fields, with a construction applicable to free fields. Numerous exercises test the reader's understanding, presenting further aspects and open problems in concise form, and notes and comments at the ends of chapters provide historical background.

Skew Fields

Skew Fields
Author: P. K. Draxl
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 197
Release: 1983-02-17
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0521272742

The book is written in three parts. Part I consists of preparatory work on algebras, needed in Parts II and III. Part II consists of a modern description of the theory of Brauer groups over fields (from as elementary a point of view as possible). Part III covers some new developments in the theory which, until now, have not been available except in journals.

Further Algebra and Applications

Further Algebra and Applications
Author: Paul M. Cohn
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2011-06-27
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1447100395

Here is the second volume of a revised edition of P.M. Cohn's classic three-volume text Algebra, widely regarded as one of the most outstanding introductory algebra textbooks. Volume Two focuses on applications. The text is supported by worked examples, with full proofs, there are numerous exercises with occasional hints, and some historical remarks.

A Guide to Groups, Rings, and Fields

A Guide to Groups, Rings, and Fields
Author: Fernando Q. GouvĂȘa
Publisher: MAA
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2012
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0883853558

Insightful overview of many kinds of algebraic structures that are ubiquitous in mathematics. For researchers at graduate level and beyond.

Ring Constructions and Applications

Ring Constructions and Applications
Author: Andrei V. Kelarev
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2002
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9812799729

This book contains the definitions of several ring constructions used in various applications. The concept of a groupoid-graded ring includes many of these constructions as special cases and makes it possible to unify the exposition. Recent research results on groupoid-graded rings and more specialized constructions are presented. In addition, there is a chapter containing open problems currently considered in the literature. Ring Constructions and Applications can serve as an excellent introduction for graduate students to many ring constructions as well as to essential basic concepts of group, semigroup and ring theories used in proofs. Contents: Preliminaries; Graded Rings; Examples of Ring Constructions; The Jacobson Radical; Groups of Units; Finiteness Conditions; PI-Rings and Varieties; Gradings of Matrix Rings; Examples of Applications; Open Problems. Readership: Graduate students and researchers using ring constructions in their work.

The Classical Fields

The Classical Fields
Author: H. Salzmann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2007-08-23
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0521865166

The real, rational, complex and p-adic numbers are discussed in detail in this comprehensive work.