Semiprime ringIn ring theory, a branch of mathematics, semiprime ideals and semiprime rings are generalizations of prime ideals and prime rings. In commutative algebra, semiprime ideals are also called radical ideals and semiprime rings are the same as reduced rings. For example, in the ring of integers, the semiprime ideals are the zero ideal, along with those ideals of the form where n is a square-free integer. So, is a semiprime ideal of the integers (because 30 = 2 × 3 × 5, with no repeated prime factors), but is not (because 12 = 22 × 3, with a repeated prime factor).
Glossary of ring theoryRing theory is the branch of mathematics in which rings are studied: that is, structures supporting both an addition and a multiplication operation. This is a glossary of some terms of the subject. For the items in commutative algebra (the theory of commutative rings), see glossary of commutative algebra. For ring-theoretic concepts in the language of modules, see also Glossary of module theory. For specific types of algebras, see also: Glossary of field theory and Glossary of Lie groups and Lie algebras.
NilpotentEn mathématiques, un élément x d'un anneau unitaire (ou même d'un pseudo-anneau) est dit nilpotent s'il existe un entier naturel n non nul tel que x = 0. Cette définition peut être appliquée en particulier aux matrices carrées. La matrice est nilpotente parce que A = 0. On parle alors de matrice nilpotente et d'endomorphisme nilpotent. Dans l'anneau Z/9Z, la classe de 3 est nilpotente parce que 3 est congru à 0 modulo 9. L'anneau des coquaternions contient un cône de nilpotents.
Minimal prime idealIn mathematics, especially in commutative algebra, certain prime ideals called minimal prime ideals play an important role in understanding rings and modules. The notion of height and Krull's principal ideal theorem use minimal primes. A prime ideal P is said to be a minimal prime ideal over an ideal I if it is minimal among all prime ideals containing I. (Note: if I is a prime ideal, then I is the only minimal prime over it.) A prime ideal is said to be a minimal prime ideal if it is a minimal prime ideal over the zero ideal.
Noncommutative ringIn mathematics, a noncommutative ring is a ring whose multiplication is not commutative; that is, there exist a and b in the ring such that ab and ba are different. Equivalently, a noncommutative ring is a ring that is not a commutative ring. Noncommutative algebra is the part of ring theory devoted to study of properties of the noncommutative rings, including the properties that apply also to commutative rings. Sometimes the term noncommutative ring is used instead of ring to refer to an unspecified ring which is not necessarily commutative, and hence may be commutative.
Élément entierEn mathématiques, et plus particulièrement en algèbre commutative, les éléments entiers sur un anneau commutatif sont à la fois une généralisation des entiers algébriques (les éléments entiers sur l'anneau des entiers relatifs) et des éléments algébriques dans une extension de corps. C'est une notion très utile en théorie algébrique des nombres et en géométrie algébrique. Son émergence a commencé par l'étude des entiers quadratiques, en particulier les entiers de Gauss. On fixe un anneau commutatif A.
Radical de JacobsonEn algèbre, le radical de Jacobson d'un anneau commutatif est l'intersection de ses idéaux maximaux. Cette notion est due à Nathan Jacobson qui le premier en a fait l'étude systématique. Un élément x appartient au radical de Jacobson de l'anneau A si et seulement si 1 + ax est inversible pour tout a de A. Notons J le radical de Jacobson de l'anneau commutatif A et exploitons le fait que (d'après le théorème de Krull) 1 + ax est non inversible si et seulement s'il appartient à un idéal maximal.
Décomposition primaireLa décomposition primaire est une généralisation de la décomposition d'un nombre entier en facteurs premiers. Cette dernière décomposition, connue depuis Gauss (1832) sous le nom de théorème fondamental de l'arithmétiqueGauss 1832., s'étend naturellement au cas d'un élément d'un anneau principal. Une décomposition plus générale est celle d'un idéal d'un anneau de Dedekind en produit d'idéaux premiers; elle a été obtenue en 1847 par Kummer (dans le formalisme encore peu maniable des « nombres idéaux ») à l'occasion de ses recherches sur le dernier théorème de FermatKummer 1847.
Multiplicatively closed setIn abstract algebra, a multiplicatively closed set (or multiplicative set) is a subset S of a ring R such that the following two conditions hold: for all . In other words, S is closed under taking finite products, including the empty product 1. Equivalently, a multiplicative set is a submonoid of the multiplicative monoid of a ring. Multiplicative sets are important especially in commutative algebra, where they are used to build localizations of commutative rings. A subset S of a ring R is called saturated if it is closed under taking divisors: i.
Ideal theoryIn mathematics, ideal theory is the theory of ideals in commutative rings. While the notion of an ideal exists also for non-commutative rings, a much more substantial theory exists only for commutative rings (and this article therefore only considers ideals in commutative rings.) Throughout the articles, rings refer to commutative rings. See also the article ideal (ring theory) for basic operations such as sum or products of ideals.
