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Ring Homomorphism
A function between two rings that respects both the addition and multiplication operations. For
Algebra over a Field
A vector space equipped with a bilinear product. It is a set A along with two operations (usually addition and multiplication), satisfying certain axioms.
Group
A set G with a binary operation * satisfying closure, associativity, identity, and invertibility.
Field
A set F with two operations + and *, for which (F, +) is an Abelian group, (F \ {0}, *) is an Abelian group, and * distributes over +.
Vector Space
A set V over a field F with two operations: vector addition and scalar multiplication, which satisfy eight axioms such as associativity, commutativity, and distributivity.
Field Homomorphism
A function between two fields that is both a group homomorphism for addition and multiplication, respecting the operations and additionally the multiplicative identity.
Module
A generalization of vector spaces where the vectors are elements of the module and scalars come from a ring. The module must satisfy conditions analogous to those of a vector space.
Ring
A set R with two binary operations + (addition) and * (multiplication) where (R, +) is an Abelian group and * is associative, with distributivity of multiplication over addition.
Group Homomorphism
A function between two groups that respects the group operations. If
Ideal
A subset I of a ring R such that for any elements and , and .
Normal Subgroup
A subgroup N of a group G such that for every element , the relation holds, where denotes the conjugate of N by g.
Maximal Ideal
An ideal I within ring R such that there is no other ideal J with I strictly contained in J, except for R itself.
Simple Group
A nontrivial group that does not have any proper nontrivial normal subgroups.
Prime Ideal
An ideal P in a commutative ring R such that if the product , then either or for .
Group Isomorphism
A bijective group homomorphism. It implies both groups have the same structure and that the groups are essentially the same, mathematically speaking.
Quotient Group
Given a group G and a normal subgroup N, the quotient group G/N is the set of left cosets of N in G with the group operation defined by the multiplication of cosets.
Solvable Group
A group that has a series of subgroups down to the trivial subgroup where each subgroup is normal in the previous subgroup and the quotient groups are Abelian.
Subfield
A subset S of a field F that is itself a field with respect to the same operations of addition and multiplication defined on F.
Principal Ideal
An ideal I in a ring R that is generated by a single element a in R, so all elements of I are of the form for some .
Product of Groups
For two groups G and H, their product G x H is the group formed by their Cartesian product with the group operation defined componentwise.
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