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+ | An [[Integral domain|integral domain]] {{M|D}} is said to be an ''ordered integral domain''<ref name="FOAA">Fundamentals of Abstract Algebra - An Expanded Version - Neal H. McCoy</ref> if it contains a subset, which we'll denote {{M|D^+}} with the following properties: | ||
+ | # {{M|a,b\in D^+\implies a+b\in D^+}} (closed under addition) | ||
+ | # {{M|a,b\in D^+\implies ab\in D^+}} (closed under multiplication) | ||
+ | # {{M|\forall a\in D^+}} exactly one of the following is true ([[Trichotomy law]]) | ||
+ | #* {{M|1=a=0}} | ||
+ | #* {{M|a\in D^+}} | ||
+ | #* {{M|-a\in D^+}} | ||
+ | Note: | ||
+ | * The elements of {{M|D^+}} are called the ''positive elements'' of {{M|D}} | ||
+ | * The non-zero elements of {{M|D}} that are not in {{M|D^+}} are called the ''negative elements'' of {{M|D}} | ||
+ | * The {{M|+}} in {{M|D^+}} has nothing to do with the addition operator, it's just notation | ||
+ | ==Examples== | ||
+ | * {{M|\mathbb{Z}^+}} is the set of positive elements of {{M|\mathbb{Z} }} | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
+ | {{Definition|Abstract Algebra}} |
Revision as of 05:46, 9 June 2015
Definition
An integral domain D is said to be an ordered integral domain[1] if it contains a subset, which we'll denote D+ with the following properties:
- a,b∈D+⟹a+b∈D+ (closed under addition)
- a,b∈D+⟹ab∈D+ (closed under multiplication)
- ∀a∈D+ exactly one of the following is true (Trichotomy law)
- a=0
- a∈D+
- −a∈D+
Note:
- The elements of D+ are called the positive elements of D
- The non-zero elements of D that are not in D+ are called the negative elements of D
- The + in D+ has nothing to do with the addition operator, it's just notation
Examples
- Z+ is the set of positive elements of Z
References
- Jump up ↑ Fundamentals of Abstract Algebra - An Expanded Version - Neal H. McCoy