Construction of a larger algebraic field by "adding elements" to a smaller field
In mathematics, particularly in algebra, a field extension (denoted ) is a pair of fields , such that the operations of K are those of L restricted to K. In this case, L is an extension field of K and K is a subfield of L.[1][2][3] For example, under the usual notions of addition and multiplication, the complex numbers are an extension field of the real numbers; the real numbers are a subfield of the complex numbers.
Field extensions are fundamental in algebraic number theory, and in the study of polynomial roots through Galois theory, and are widely used in algebraic geometry.
mathematics, particularly in algebra, a fieldextension (denoted L / K {\displaystyle L/K} ) is a pair of fields K ⊆ L {\displaystyle K\subseteq L} , such...
mathematics, an algebraic extension is a fieldextension L/K such that every element of the larger field L is algebraic over the smaller field K; that is, every...
mathematics, more specifically field theory, the degree of a fieldextension is a rough measure of the "size" of the fieldextension. The concept plays an important...
In field theory, a branch of algebra, an algebraic fieldextension E / F {\displaystyle E/F} is called a separable extension if for every α ∈ E {\displaystyle...
In abstract algebra, a normal extension is an algebraic fieldextension L/K for which every irreducible polynomial over K that has a root in L splits...
finite extension of a finite field is a cyclic extension. Class field theory provides detailed information about the abelian extensions of number fields, function...
mathematics, a transcendental extension L / K {\displaystyle L/K} is a fieldextension such that there exists an element in the field L {\displaystyle L} that...
mathematics, a Galois extension is an algebraic fieldextension E/F that is normal and separable; or equivalently, E/F is algebraic, and the field fixed by the...
a larger domain Extension of a polyhedron, in geometry Exterior algebra, Grassmann's theory of extension, in geometry Fieldextension, in Galois theory...
every fieldextension F/k. (see below) Otherwise, k is called imperfect. In particular, all fields of characteristic zero and all finite fields are perfect...
In field theory, a simple extension is a fieldextension that is generated by the adjunction of a single element, called a primitive element. Simple extensions...
a subfield. Let K be a field and L a finite extension (and hence an algebraic extension) of K. The field L is then a finite-dimensional vector space over...
group of a certain type of fieldextension is a specific group associated with the fieldextension. The study of fieldextensions and their relationship to...
In mathematics and more specifically in field theory, a radical extension of a field K is an extension of K that is obtained by adjoining a sequence of...
xn − 1. A fieldextension that is contained in an extension generated by the roots of unity is a cyclotomic extension, and the extension of a field generated...
then E is an extensionfield of F. We then also say that E/F is a fieldextension. Degree of an extension Given an extension E/F, the field E can be considered...
In algebra, a purely inseparable extension of fields is an extension k ⊆ K of fields of characteristic p > 0 such that every element of K is a root of...
mathematics, an algebraic number field (or simply number field) is an extensionfield K {\displaystyle K} of the field of rational numbers Q {\displaystyle...
abstract algebra, a splitting field of a polynomial with coefficients in a field is the smallest fieldextension of that field over which the polynomial splits...
finite residue field. Let L / K {\displaystyle L/K} be a finite Galois extension of nonarchimedean local fields with finite residue fields ℓ / k {\displaystyle...
In mathematics, a group extension is a general means of describing a group in terms of a particular normal subgroup and quotient group. If Q {\displaystyle...
equation xpn − x = 0. Any finite fieldextension of a finite field is separable and simple. That is, if E is a finite field and F is a subfield of E, then...
Agricultural extension is the application of scientific research and new knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education. The field of 'extension' now...
appear naturally in the study of polynomial factorization and algebraic fieldextensions. It is helpful to compare irreducible polynomials to prime numbers:...
algebraic function field (often abbreviated as function field) of n variables over a field k is a finitely generated fieldextension K/k which has transcendence...
Given a finite fieldextension K / F {\displaystyle K/F} over a locally compact field F {\displaystyle F} , there is at most one unique field norm | ⋅ | K...
the field trace is a particular function defined with respect to a finite fieldextension L/K, which is a K-linear map from L onto K. Let K be a field and...