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Skew Fields P. M. Cohn (University College London)

Skew Fields By P. M. Cohn (University College London)

Summary

Based on the author's LMS lecture note volume Skew Field Constructions, the present work offers a comprehensive account of skew fields. Numerous exercises test the reader's understanding, presenting further aspects and open problems in a concise form. The notes and comments at the end of each chapter provide an historical background.

Skew Fields Summary

Skew Fields: Theory of General Division Rings by P. M. Cohn (University College London)

Non-commutative fields (also called skew fields or division rings) have not been studied as thoroughly as their commutative counterparts, and most accounts have hitherto been confined to division algebras - that is skew fields finite dimensional over their centre. Based on the author's LMS lecture note volume Skew Field Constructions, the present work offers a comprehensive account of skew fields. The axiomatic foundation, and a precise description of the embedding problem, is followed by an account of algebraic and topological construction methods, in particular, the author's general embedding theory is presented with full proofs, leading to the construction of skew fields. The powerful coproduct theorem of G. M. Bergman is proved here, as well as the properties of the matrix reduction functor, a useful but little-known construction providing a source of examples and counter-examples. The construction and basic properties of existentially closed skew fields are given, leading to an example of a model class with an infinite forcing companion which is not axiomatizable.

Skew Fields Reviews

Review of the hardback: '... the first book on this theme and will be the basis of any future development in this field.' J. Schoissengeier, Monatshefte fur Mathematik
Review of the hardback: 'While the material is quite technical, the book is very readable.' Mathematika
Review of the hardback: '... an up-to-date account.' European Mathematical Society Newsletter
Review of the hardback: 'This is a tremendous piece of work, whose importance will grow for many years.' Bulletin of the London Mathematic Society

Table of Contents

Preface; From the preface to Skew Field Constructions; Note to the reader; Prologue; 1. Rings and their fields of fractions; 2. Skew polynomial rings and power series rings; 3. Finite skew field extensions and applications; 4. Localization; 5. Coproducts of fields; 6. General skew fields; 7. Rational relations and rational identities; 8. Equations and singularities; 9. Valuations and orderings on skew fields; Standard notations; List of special notations used throughout the text; Bibliography and author index; Subject index.

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NLS9780521062947
9780521062947
0521062942
Skew Fields: Theory of General Division Rings by P. M. Cohn (University College London)
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Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2008-05-15
520
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