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# Math4302 Modern Algebra (Lecture 28)
## Rings
### Field of quotients
Let $R$ be an integral domain ($R$ has unity and commutative with no zero divisors).
Consider the pair $S=\{(a,b)|a,b\in R, b\neq 0\}$.
And define the equivalence relation on $S$ as follows:
$(a,b)\sim (c,d)$ if and only if $ad=bc$.
We denote $[(a,b)]$ as set of all elements in $S$ equivalent to $(a,b)$.
Let $F$ be the set of all equivalent classes. We define addition and multiplication on $F$ as follows:
$$
[(a,b)]+[(c,d)]=[(ad+bc,bd)]
$$
$$
[(a,b)]\cdot[(c,d)]=[(ac,bd)]
$$
<details>
<summary>The multiplication and addition is well defined </summary>
Addition:
If $(a,b)\sim (a',b')$, and $(c,d)\sim (c',d')$, then we want to show that $(ad+bc,bd)\sim (a'd+c'd,b'd)$.
Since $(a,b)\sim (a',b')$, then $ab'=a'b$; $(c,d)\sim (c',d')$, then $cd'=dc'$,
So $ab'dd'=a'bdd'$, and $cd'bb'=dc'bb'$.
$adb'd'+bcb'd'=a'd'bd+b'c'bd$, therefore $(ad+bc,bd)\sim (a'd+c'd,b'd)$.
---
Multiplication:
If $(a,b)\sim (a',b')$, and $(c,d)\sim (c',d')$, then we want to show that $(ac,bd)\sim (a'c',b'd')$.
Since $(a,b)\sim (a',b')$, then $ab'=a'b$; $(c,d)\sim (c',d')$, then $cd'=dc'$, so $(ac,bd)\sim (a'c',b'd')$
</details>
#### Claim (F,+,*) is a field
- additive identity: $(0,1)\in F$
- additive inverse: $(a,b)\in F$, then $(-a,b)\in F$ and $(-a,b)+(a,b)=(0,1)\in F$
- additive associativity: bit long.
- multiplicative identity: $(1,1)\in F$
- multiplicative inverse: $[(a,b)]$ is non zero if and only if $a\neq 0$, then $a^{-1}=[(b,a)]\in F$.
- multiplicative associativity: bit long
- distributivity: skip, too long.
Such field is called a quotient field of $R$.
And $F$ contains $R$ by $\phi:R\to F$, $\phi(a)=[(a,1)]$.
This is a ring homomorphism.
- $\phi(a+b)=[(a+b,1)]=[(a,1)][(b,1)]\phi(a)+\phi(b)$
- $\phi(ab)=[(ab,1)]=[(a,1)][(b,1)]\phi(a)\phi(b)$
and $\phi$ is injective.
If $\phi(a)=\phi(b)$, then $a=b$.
<details>
<summary>Example</summary>
Let $D\subset \mathbb R$ and
$$
\mathbb Z \subset D\coloneqq \{a+b\sqrt{2}:a,b\in \mathbb Z\}
$$
Then $D$ is a subring of $\mathbb R$, and integral domain, with usual addition and multiplication.
$$
(a+b\sqrt{2})(c+d\sqrt{2})=(ac+2bd)+(ad+bc)\sqrt{2}
$$
$$
-(a+b\sqrt{2})=(-a)+(-b)\sqrt{2})
$$
...
$D$ is a integral domain since $\mathbb R$ has no zero divisors, therefore $D$ has no zero divisors.
Consider the field of quotients of $D$. $[(a+b\sqrt{2},c+d\sqrt{2})]$. This is isomorphic to $\mathbb Q(\sqrt2)=\{r+s\sqrt{2}:r,s\in \mathbb Q\}$
$$
m+n\sqrt{2}=\frac{m}{n}+\frac{m'}{n'}\sqrt{2}\mapsto [(mn'+nm'\sqrt{2},nn')]
$$
And use rationalization on the forward direction.
</details>
#### Polynomial rings
Let $R$ be a ring, a polynomial with coefficients in $R$ is a sum
$$
a_0+a_1x+\cdots+a_nx^n
$$
where $a_i\in R$. $x$ is indeterminate, $a_0,a_1,\cdots,a_n$ are called coefficients. $a_0$ is the constant term.
If $f$ is a non-zero polynomial, then the degree of $f$ is defined as the largest $n$ such that $a_n\neq 0$.
<details>
<summary>Example</summary>
Let $f=1+2x+0x^2-1x^3+0x^4$, then $deg f=3$
</details>
If $R$ has a unity $1$, then we write $x^m$ instead of $1x^m$.
Let $R[x]$ denote the set of all polynomials with coefficients in $R$.
We define multiplication and addition on $R[x]$.
$f:a_0+a_1x+\cdots+a_nx^n$
$g:b_0+b_1x+\cdots+b_mx^m$
Define,
$$
f+g=a_0+b_0+a_1x+b_1x+\cdots+a_nx^n+b_mx^m
$$
$$
fg=(a_0b_0)+(a_1b_0)x+\cdots+(a_nb_m)x^m
$$
In general, the coefficient of $x^m=\sum_{i=0}^{m}a_ix^{m-i}$.
> [!CAUTION]
>
> The field $R$ may not be commutative, follow the order of computation matters.
We will show that this is a ring and explore additional properties.

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Math4302_L25: "Modern Algebra (Lecture 25)",
Math4302_L26: "Modern Algebra (Lecture 26)",
Math4302_L27: "Modern Algebra (Lecture 27)",
Math4302_L28: "Modern Algebra (Lecture 28)",
}