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is algebraically closed, which can again be directly shown using the characterisation of simple algebraic extensions above. An example for this is the
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This characterization can be used to show that the sum, difference, product and quotient of algebraic elements over
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also yields a finite extension, and therefore these elements are algebraic as well. Thus set of all elements of
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Fields that do not allow any algebraic elements over them (except their own elements) are called
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is algebraically closed, then the field of algebraic elements of
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is finite. As it contains the aforementioned combinations of
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is an isomorphism of fields, where we can then observe that
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The following conditions are equivalent for an element
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is injective and hence we obtain a field isomorphism
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If 57:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks 8: 1182:and it encodes many important properties of 1114:with minimal degree and leading coefficient 1024: 982: 1910: 1890: 1870: 1843: 1823: 1803: 1783: 1763: 1743: 1723: 1679: 1659: 1639: 1619: 1599: 1552: 1523: 1494: 1474: 1441: 1408: 1364: 1343: 1337: 1298: 1283: 1281: 1253: 1238: 1221: 1207: 1187: 1167: 1143: 1119: 1099: 1066: 1042: 980: 938: 899: 893: 885:To make this more explicit, consider the 866: 846: 817: 797: 768: 724: 698: 669: 642: 628: 605: 585: 565: 536: 516: 487: 460: 446: 423: 403: 380: 360: 267:, since it is the root of the polynomial 88:Learn how and when to remove this message 1061:contains non-zero polynomials, but as 1030:{\displaystyle \{P\in K\mid P(a)=0\}} 7: 1396:{\displaystyle K(X)\rightarrow K(a)} 1287: 1284: 1242: 1239: 1094:, it contains a unique polynomial 25: 560:denotes the smallest subfield of 1818:is a field that sits in between 1352:{\displaystyle \varepsilon _{a}} 812:that can be written in the form 294:but algebraic over the field of 282:whose coefficients are rational. 151:, if there exists some non-zero 34: 1540:{\displaystyle K(a)\cong K/(p)} 1705: 1699: 1696: 1693: 1687: 1681: 1584:{\displaystyle K(a)\cong K(X)} 1578: 1572: 1563: 1557: 1534: 1528: 1520: 1514: 1505: 1499: 1452: 1446: 1419: 1413: 1390: 1384: 1378: 1375: 1369: 1319: 1313: 1304: 1291: 1259: 1246: 1235: 1232: 1226: 1218: 1212: 1077: 1071: 1015: 1009: 1000: 994: 954: 948: 942: 932: 926: 920: 917: 911: 828: 822: 792:is the set of all elements of 779: 773: 750: 744: 735: 729: 680: 674: 639: 633: 547: 541: 498: 492: 457: 451: 218:(where the field extension is 1: 1960:Graduate Texts in Mathematics 1202:. Hence the ring isomorphism 318:, whose coefficients (1 and − 210:These notions generalize the 660:has finite degree, i.e. the 192:that are not algebraic over 1758:, adjoining one of them to 1467:field of rational functions 27:Concept in abstract algebra 2018: 1927:field of algebraic numbers 861:whose coefficients lie in 1711:{\displaystyle (K(a))(b)} 1674:are both algebraic, then 1614:are again algebraic over 1798:that are algebraic over 43:This article includes a 288:is transcendental over 72:more precise citations. 1939:Algebraic independence 1919: 1899: 1879: 1852: 1832: 1812: 1792: 1772: 1752: 1732: 1712: 1668: 1648: 1628: 1608: 1585: 1541: 1483: 1459: 1426: 1397: 1353: 1326: 1266: 1196: 1176: 1152: 1128: 1108: 1084: 1051: 1031: 961: 875: 855: 835: 806: 786: 757: 756:{\displaystyle K=K(a)} 707: 687: 654: 653:{\displaystyle K(a)/K} 614: 594: 574: 554: 525: 505: 472: 471:{\displaystyle K(a)/K} 432: 412: 389: 369: 216:transcendental numbers 18:Transcendental element 1920: 1900: 1880: 1853: 1833: 1813: 1793: 1773: 1753: 1733: 1713: 1669: 1649: 1629: 1609: 1586: 1542: 1484: 1460: 1427: 1398: 1354: 1327: 1267: 1197: 1177: 1153: 1129: 1109: 1085: 1052: 1032: 962: 887:polynomial evaluation 876: 856: 836: 807: 787: 758: 708: 688: 655: 615: 595: 575: 555: 526: 506: 473: 433: 413: 390: 370: 324:transcendental number 1909: 1889: 1869: 1863:algebraically closed 1842: 1822: 1802: 1782: 1762: 1742: 1722: 1678: 1658: 1638: 1618: 1598: 1551: 1493: 1473: 1440: 1425:{\displaystyle K(X)} 1407: 1363: 1336: 1280: 1274:homomorphism theorem 1206: 1186: 1166: 1142: 1118: 1098: 1065: 1041: 979: 892: 865: 845: 834:{\displaystyle g(a)} 816: 796: 767: 723: 697: 686:{\displaystyle K(a)} 668: 627: 623:the field extension 604: 584: 564: 553:{\displaystyle K(a)} 535: 515: 504:{\displaystyle K(a)} 486: 445: 441:the field extension 422: 402: 379: 359: 303:: it is the root of 1057:is algebraic, this 478:is algebraic, i.e. 244:being the field of 234:being the field of 200:transcendental over 1915: 1895: 1875: 1848: 1828: 1808: 1788: 1768: 1748: 1728: 1708: 1664: 1644: 1624: 1604: 1581: 1537: 1479: 1455: 1434:field of fractions 1422: 1393: 1349: 1322: 1262: 1192: 1172: 1160:minimal polynomial 1148: 1124: 1104: 1080: 1047: 1027: 957: 871: 851: 841:with a polynomial 831: 802: 782: 753: 703: 683: 650: 610: 590: 570: 550: 521: 511:is algebraic over 501: 468: 428: 418:is algebraic over 408: 385: 365: 261:is algebraic over 120:, then an element 45:list of references 1969:978-0-387-95385-4 1918:{\displaystyle K} 1898:{\displaystyle L} 1878:{\displaystyle L} 1851:{\displaystyle K} 1831:{\displaystyle L} 1811:{\displaystyle K} 1791:{\displaystyle L} 1771:{\displaystyle K} 1751:{\displaystyle b} 1731:{\displaystyle a} 1667:{\displaystyle b} 1647:{\displaystyle a} 1627:{\displaystyle K} 1607:{\displaystyle K} 1482:{\displaystyle K} 1458:{\displaystyle K} 1195:{\displaystyle a} 1175:{\displaystyle a} 1151:{\displaystyle p} 1138:. The polynomial 1127:{\displaystyle 1} 1107:{\displaystyle p} 1083:{\displaystyle K} 1050:{\displaystyle a} 874:{\displaystyle K} 854:{\displaystyle g} 805:{\displaystyle L} 785:{\displaystyle K} 706:{\displaystyle K} 613:{\displaystyle a} 593:{\displaystyle K} 573:{\displaystyle L} 524:{\displaystyle K} 431:{\displaystyle K} 411:{\displaystyle a} 388:{\displaystyle L} 368:{\displaystyle a} 212:algebraic numbers 134:algebraic element 98: 97: 90: 16:(Redirected from 2009: 2002:Abstract algebra 1988: 1924: 1922: 1921: 1916: 1904: 1902: 1901: 1896: 1884: 1882: 1881: 1876: 1857: 1855: 1854: 1849: 1837: 1835: 1834: 1829: 1817: 1815: 1814: 1809: 1797: 1795: 1794: 1789: 1777: 1775: 1774: 1769: 1757: 1755: 1754: 1749: 1737: 1735: 1734: 1729: 1717: 1715: 1714: 1709: 1673: 1671: 1670: 1665: 1653: 1651: 1650: 1645: 1633: 1631: 1630: 1625: 1613: 1611: 1610: 1605: 1590: 1588: 1587: 1582: 1546: 1544: 1543: 1538: 1527: 1488: 1486: 1485: 1480: 1464: 1462: 1461: 1456: 1431: 1429: 1428: 1423: 1402: 1400: 1399: 1394: 1358: 1356: 1355: 1350: 1348: 1347: 1331: 1329: 1328: 1323: 1303: 1302: 1290: 1272:obtained by the 1271: 1269: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1257: 1245: 1225: 1201: 1199: 1198: 1193: 1181: 1179: 1178: 1173: 1157: 1155: 1154: 1149: 1133: 1131: 1130: 1125: 1113: 1111: 1110: 1105: 1092:euclidean domain 1089: 1087: 1086: 1081: 1056: 1054: 1053: 1048: 1036: 1034: 1033: 1028: 966: 964: 963: 958: 904: 903: 880: 878: 877: 872: 860: 858: 857: 852: 840: 838: 837: 832: 811: 809: 808: 803: 791: 789: 788: 783: 762: 760: 759: 754: 712: 710: 709: 704: 692: 690: 689: 684: 659: 657: 656: 651: 646: 619: 617: 616: 611: 599: 597: 596: 591: 579: 577: 576: 571: 559: 557: 556: 551: 530: 528: 527: 522: 510: 508: 507: 502: 477: 475: 474: 469: 464: 437: 435: 434: 429: 417: 415: 414: 409: 394: 392: 391: 386: 374: 372: 371: 366: 345: 335: 321: 317: 302: 293: 281: 266: 259:square root of 2 246:rational numbers 243: 233: 227: 206: 197: 191: 185: 174: 164: 150: 141: 131: 125: 119: 109: 93: 86: 82: 79: 73: 68:this article by 59:inline citations 38: 37: 30: 21: 2017: 2016: 2012: 2011: 2010: 2008: 2007: 2006: 1992: 1991: 1970: 1950: 1947: 1935: 1907: 1906: 1887: 1886: 1867: 1866: 1840: 1839: 1820: 1819: 1800: 1799: 1780: 1779: 1760: 1759: 1740: 1739: 1720: 1719: 1676: 1675: 1656: 1655: 1636: 1635: 1616: 1615: 1596: 1595: 1549: 1548: 1491: 1490: 1471: 1470: 1438: 1437: 1405: 1404: 1361: 1360: 1339: 1334: 1333: 1294: 1278: 1277: 1249: 1204: 1203: 1184: 1183: 1164: 1163: 1140: 1139: 1116: 1115: 1096: 1095: 1063: 1062: 1039: 1038: 977: 976: 895: 890: 889: 863: 862: 843: 842: 814: 813: 794: 793: 765: 764: 721: 720: 695: 694: 666: 665: 625: 624: 602: 601: 582: 581: 562: 561: 533: 532: 513: 512: 484: 483: 443: 442: 420: 419: 400: 399: 377: 376: 357: 356: 353: 337: 327: 319: 304: 298: 289: 268: 262: 254: 239: 236:complex numbers 229: 219: 202: 193: 187: 176: 170: 155: 146: 137: 127: 121: 115: 112:extension field 105: 94: 83: 77: 74: 63: 49:related reading 39: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 2015: 2013: 2005: 2004: 1994: 1993: 1990: 1989: 1968: 1946: 1943: 1942: 1941: 1934: 1931: 1914: 1894: 1874: 1847: 1827: 1807: 1787: 1767: 1747: 1727: 1707: 1704: 1701: 1698: 1695: 1692: 1689: 1686: 1683: 1663: 1643: 1623: 1603: 1580: 1577: 1574: 1571: 1568: 1565: 1562: 1559: 1556: 1536: 1533: 1530: 1526: 1522: 1519: 1516: 1513: 1510: 1507: 1504: 1501: 1498: 1478: 1454: 1451: 1448: 1445: 1421: 1418: 1415: 1412: 1392: 1389: 1386: 1383: 1380: 1377: 1374: 1371: 1368: 1346: 1342: 1321: 1318: 1315: 1312: 1309: 1306: 1301: 1297: 1293: 1289: 1286: 1261: 1256: 1252: 1248: 1244: 1241: 1237: 1234: 1231: 1228: 1224: 1220: 1217: 1214: 1211: 1191: 1171: 1158:is called the 1147: 1123: 1103: 1079: 1076: 1073: 1070: 1046: 1026: 1023: 1020: 1017: 1014: 1011: 1008: 1005: 1002: 999: 996: 993: 990: 987: 984: 956: 953: 950: 947: 944: 941: 937: 934: 931: 928: 925: 922: 919: 916: 913: 910: 907: 902: 898: 883: 882: 870: 850: 830: 827: 824: 821: 801: 781: 778: 775: 772: 752: 749: 746: 743: 740: 737: 734: 731: 728: 718: 702: 682: 679: 676: 673: 649: 645: 641: 638: 635: 632: 621: 609: 589: 569: 549: 546: 543: 540: 520: 500: 497: 494: 491: 467: 463: 459: 456: 453: 450: 439: 427: 407: 384: 364: 352: 349: 348: 347: 283: 253: 250: 186:. Elements of 144:algebraic over 96: 95: 53:external links 42: 40: 33: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2014: 2003: 2000: 1999: 1997: 1987: 1983: 1979: 1975: 1971: 1965: 1961: 1957: 1953: 1949: 1948: 1944: 1940: 1937: 1936: 1932: 1930: 1928: 1912: 1892: 1872: 1864: 1859: 1845: 1825: 1805: 1785: 1765: 1745: 1725: 1702: 1690: 1684: 1661: 1641: 1621: 1601: 1592: 1575: 1569: 1566: 1560: 1554: 1531: 1524: 1517: 1511: 1508: 1502: 1496: 1476: 1468: 1449: 1443: 1435: 1416: 1410: 1387: 1381: 1372: 1366: 1344: 1340: 1332:. 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