Kummer ring

English

Etymology

Named after Ernst Kummer (1810–1893), a German mathematician.

Noun

Kummer ring (plural Kummer rings)

(algebra) A ring obtained by adjoining a non-real complex p^th root of unity (where p is a prime number) to the ring of integers.

Meronyms

cyclotomic integer

Holonyms

cyclotomic field

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