Wedderburn’s theorem
A finite division ring is a field.
One of the many consequences of this theorem is that for a finite projective plane, Desargues’ theorem implies Pappus’ theorem.
| Title | Wedderburn’s theorem |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | WedderburnsTheorem |
| Date of creation | 2013-03-22 13:03:56 |
| Last modified on | 2013-03-22 13:03:56 |
| Owner | yark (2760) |
| Last modified by | yark (2760) |
| Numerical id | 10 |
| Author | yark (2760) |
| Entry type | Theorem |
| Classification | msc 12E15 |
| Synonym | Wedderburn theorem |
| Related topic | NonZeroDivisorsOfFiniteRing |
| Related topic | JosephWedderburn |