PlanetMath (more info)
 Math for the people, by the people. Sponsor PlanetMath
Encyclopedia | Requests | Forums | Docs | Wiki | Random | RSS  
Login
create new user
name:
pass:
forget your password?
Main Menu
Owner confidence rating: High Entry average rating: No information on entry rating
modulus (Definition)

A modulus for a number field $K$ is a formal product $$ \prod_{\p} \p^{n_\p} $$ where

A modulus can be written as a product of its finite part $$ \prod_{\p \text{ finite}} \p^{n_\p} $$ and its infinite part $$ \prod_{\p \text{ real}} \p^{n_\p}, $$ with the finite part equal to some ideal in the ring of integers $\mathcal{O}_K$ of $K$ , and the infinite part equal to the product of some subcollection of the real primes of $K$ .




"modulus" is owned by djao.
(view preamble | get metadata)

View style:

Log in to rate this entry.
(view current ratings)

Cross-references: ring of integers, ideal, infinite, finite, complex prime, real prime, integers, exponents, infinite primes, finite primes, product, number field
There are 13 references to this entry.

This is version 1 of modulus, born on 2002-04-16.
Object id is 2841, canonical name is Modulus.
Accessed 5122 times total.

Classification:
AMS MSC11R37 (Number theory :: Algebraic number theory: global fields :: Class field theory)

Pending Errata and Addenda
None.
Discussion
Style: Expand: Order:
forum policy

No messages.

Interact
post | correct | update request | add derivation | add example | add (any)