Isomorphism group ring field definition. Homomorphisms of groups, rings, fields

Definition 1.7. Let be ( A, ) and ( B, ) groups. Display : A B called group homomorphism if it preserves the operation, i.e. x, y A (x y) = (x) (y).

Definition 1.8. If a (A, + , ) and ( B, , ) rings, then the mapping : A B called ring homomorphism if it preserves both operations, i.e.

x,yA (x+y) = (x)  (y), x, yA (xy) = (x)  (y).

Definition 1.9. Injective homomorphisms are called monomorphisms or investments, surjective homomorphisms – epimorphisms or overlays, and the bijectives isomorphisms.

Definition 1.10. If there is a homomorphism of groups or rings : BUT B, then the groups or rings BUT, AT called isomorphic.

The meaning of isomorphism is that it establishes such a correspondence between elements of isomorphic objects, which shows that isomorphic objects are indistinguishable from the point of view of preserved algebraic operations.

Examples: 1. Identity isomorphism I: A A , x A I (x) = x. (A group or ring).

2. Unit or null epimorphism: if E = {e} singleton object (identity group or zero ring), then for any group ( A, ) or a ring, an epimorphism O is defined : A E,  x A O (x) = e.

3. Natural embeddings of groups and rings: ZQRC.

Properties of homomorphisms

If a : (A, ) (B, ) group homomorphism, then

1 0 . (e A) = e B , those. converts a single element to a single element.

2 0 . a A (a 1) = (a) 1 , those. translates the inverse element to a in reverse to  ( a).

thirty . In the case of a ring homomorphism : (A, + , ) (B, , ) we get (0 BUT) = 0 AT , (a) = (a).

4 0 . For a ring homomorphism : (A, +, ) (B, , ) right:

x, y A (xy) = (x) (y).

5 0 . Field homomorphism : (A, + , ) (B, , ) either null or nesting.

60. If  : u  V and  : V  w are two group or ring homomorphisms, then their composition  ○  : u  w is a group or ring homomorphism.

70. If  : V  w is an isomorphism of groups or rings, then the inverse mapping  –1: w  V is also an isomorphism of groups or rings. The concept and idea of ​​isomorphism in modern mathematics

Isomorphism (or isomorphism) is one of the fundamental concepts of modern mathematics. Two mathematical objects (or structures) of the same type are called isomorphic if there is a one-to-one mapping of one of them onto the other, such that it and its inverse preserve the structure of the objects, i.e. elements that are in some relation are translated into elements that are in the corresponding relation.

Isomorphic objects may have a different nature of elements and relations between them, but they have exactly the same abstract structure, they serve as copies of each other. Isomorphism is an "abstract equality" of objects of the same type. For example, the additive group of residue classes modulo n is isomorphic to the multiplicative group of complex roots n th degree out of 1.

The isomorphism relation on any class of mathematical objects of the same type, being an equivalence relation, splits the original class of objects into isomorphism classes – classes of pairwise isomorphic objects. Choosing one object in each isomorphism class, we obtain a complete abstract overview of this class of mathematical objects. The idea of ​​isomorphism is to represent or describe objects of a given class up to isomorphism.

For each given class of objects, there is isomorphism problem. Are two arbitrary objects from a given class isomorphic? How is it found out? To prove the isomorphism of two objects, as a rule, a specific isomorphism is constructed between them. Or it is established that both objects are isomorphic to some third object. To check that two objects are not isomorphic, it suffices to specify an abstract property that one of the objects has but the other does not.

METHOD 11. Yu.M. Kolyagin distinguishes between two types of extracurricular work in mathematics.

    Work with students lagging behind others in the study of program material, i.e. additional lessons in mathematics.

    Working with students who are interested in mathematics.

But there is also a third type of work.

    Working with students to develop interest in learning mathematics.

There are the following forms of extracurricular work:

    Mathematical circle.

    Optional.

    Olympiad contests, quizzes.

    Mathematical Olympiads.

    Mathematical discussions.

    Math Week.

    School and classroom math print.

    Making mathematical models.

    Mathematical excursions.

These forms often intersect and therefore it is difficult to draw sharp boundaries between them. Moreover, elements of many forms can be used in organizing work on any one of them. For example, when holding a mathematical evening, you can use competitions, contests, reports, etc.

stages of organization.

Preparatory

Organizational

arouse interest in extracurricular activities;

attract to participate in public events and individual competitions;

Didactic

help in overcoming difficulties;

support the emerging interest in additional activities;

desire to engage in mathematical self-education

Basic

create a base for each student for further personal success;

to help students realize the social, practical and personal significance of extracurricular activities;

to form a positive motivation for participation in extracurricular activities

Final

to carry out diagnostics and reflection of extra-curricular activities;

sum up and reward students who took an active part

The fact that the concept of isomorphism really expresses the identity of all the considered properties of sets can be formulated as the following proposition:

If the sets M and M" are isomorphic with respect to some system of relations S, then any property of the set M, formulated in terms of the relations of the system S(and, hence, the relations defined through the relations of the system S) is carried over to the set M", and back.

Let's analyze this situation with a specific example.

Let in sets M and M" the relation "greater than" is defined, and they are isomorphic with respect to this relation; then if M ordered, i.e. if in M properties 1) and 2) from section are satisfied, then they are also satisfied in M".

Let us prove property 1). Let be a" and b"- elements M" and a and b- relevant elements M. By virtue of condition 1) in M one of the relations a = b, a > b, b > a. Display M on the M" retains the "greater than" relationship. So, one of the relations a" = b", a" > b", b" > a". If in M" performed more than one of them, then from saving the "greater than" relation when displaying M" on the M there should be more than one relation for a and b, which contradicts condition 1).

Let us prove property 2). If a a" > b" and b" > c", then also a > b and b > c. Indeed, in M should be a > c. Means, a" > c".

Let us now deal with the isomorphism of groups of rings and fields. Since the relationship here a + b = c and ab = c satisfy the additional requirement that for any a and b there is one and only one c, for which a + b = c or ab = c(these two requirements are essentially two additional axioms), and these requirements are assumed to be satisfied as in M, as well as in M", the definition of an isomorphism of groups of rings and fields can be simplified in comparison with the definition of , namely, to require that the basic relations be preserved only when passing from M to M". Restricting ourselves to the case of rings and fields, which will be needed later in the determination of numerical domains (the case of groups differs from the one considered only in that there is one operation instead of two), we thus obtain:

Ring (or field) R called ring isomorphic(respectively field) R"(record ) if there is a one-to-one mapping R on the R", at which the sum and product of any elements R match the sum and product of the corresponding elements R".

Let us show that this definition is a special case of the general definition . To do this, we only need to make sure that the inverse mapping R" on the R also saves sum and product. Let in R" we have: a" + b" = c", and elements a", b", c" when reversed, correspond a, b, c from R. We have to prove that a + b = c. But if a + b = dc, then from the definition given in the previous paragraph it would follow a" + b" = d"c", which contradicts the uniqueness of the addition operation in R"

Definition 37. Non-empty subset H fields R containing at least two elements is called underground fields R, if H is a field with respect to the same operations as a field R.

Theorem 10(subfield criterion).

Let be R - field, H≠ Æ, ∣ H∣≥2 , H Í R. N is an field subfield R if and only if the following conditions are met:

1) for any h1, h2H: h 1 - h 2H;

2) for any h 1 , h 2H: h 1 h 2H;

3) for any hH#h-1H#.

Proof. Need. Let be H– field subfield R. Then, by definition 37, H- field. Hence, H is an additive Abelian group. Means, H is closed under the operation of addition and for any hH-hH, that is, condition 1) is satisfied. Besides, H# is a multiplicative abelian group. Hence, conditions 2) and 3) are satisfied.

Adequacy. Let conditions 1), 2) and 3) be satisfied. Let us show that H– field subfield R. It is enough to show that H- field. Condition 1) implies that H is a subgroup of an additive abelian group R. Hence H is an additive Abelian group. From conditions 2) and 3) we have H# is a subgroup of a multiplicative abelian group P# . So H# is a multiplicative abelian group. In addition, since HÍ R and in R distributive laws hold, then H distributive laws also hold. Thus, H field, and therefore H– field subfield R.

The theorem has been proven.

Definition 38. One-to-one mapping φ fields R on the field R called isomorphic mapping or isomorphism if 2 conditions are met:

1) for any a, bР φ(a+b)=φ (a)+φ (b);

2) for any a, bР φ(a⋅b)=φ (a)⋅φ (b).

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Properties of set operations
According to Definition 1, sets A and B are equal if and only if A⊆B and B⊆A. Theorem 1. Let

Direct (Cartesian) product of sets
Definition 11. A direct (Cartesian) product of sets A and B is a set denoted by AB (read

Binary relationships between sets
Definition 14. Any set of ordered pairs is called a binary relation. In mathematics, when considering the relationship between objects, the term "relationship" is used. Examples

Factor set
Definition 27. A binary relation R on a set A is called an equivalence relation if it is reflexive, symmetric, transitive on the set A. Def

ordered set
Definition 30. A binary relation R on a set A is called an order relation if it is antisymmetric and transitive on A. Definition 31. Bi

Function as binary relation
Definition 41. A binary relation f between sets A and B is called a functional relation if from (a,b)

Associativity theorem for a product of functions
Definition 50. Let f: XY, g: YZ be functions. work

Reversible mapping
Definition 52. A mapping is called identical (or identity) if

Function reversibility criterion
Theorem 5. Let be a function. Function f is invertible f - beat

Method of mathematical induction
Any natural number can be viewed from two points of view. For example, 3-three (quantity), 3-third (order). In the course of algebra, the ordinal theory of natural numbers is studied. On the set ℕ cc

Properties of Binary Operations
Definition 1. A binary algebraic operation on a non-empty set M is a law or a rule according to which any two elements of the set M

Semigroup with reduction
Definition 10. A non-empty set M with a binary algebraic operation "∗" defined on it is called a groupoid. Denoted . Behind

The simplest properties of groups
Definition 14. A non-empty set G closed under the binary algebraic operation "∗" is called a group if the following axioms (group axioms) hold:

Subgroup. Subgroup criterion
Definition 20. A non-empty subset H of a group G is called a subgroup of a group G if H is a group with respect to the same operation as the group G, and

Homomorphisms and isomorphisms of groups
Theorem 8. Let (Hi | i∈I) be some collection of subgroups of the group G. Then A=i

The simplest properties of rings
Definition 27. A non-empty set K with binary algebraic operations of addition and multiplication defined on it is called a ring if the following axioms are satisfied (ac

Homomorphisms and isomorphisms of rings
Definition 34. A non-empty subset H of a ring K is called a subring of a ring K if H is a ring with respect to the same operations as the ring K

The simplest field properties
Definition 36. A set P containing at least two elements, closed under the operations "+" and "⋅", is called a field if the following conditions are met: 1) P

Complex number fields
In the field ℝ, an equation of the form x2+1=0 has no solutions. Therefore, it becomes necessary to construct a field that would be

complex number
Let z=(a, b)∈ℂ, and (x, 0)=x for any x∈ℝ. We obtain for the complex number z=(a, b) another form

complex number
Let z=a+bi be a complex number, a, b∈ℝ. Let us represent the number z as a point of the M(a, b) plane.

In trigonometric form
Theorem 4. When multiplying complex numbers in trigonometric form, their moduli are multiplied and the arguments are added. Proof. Let z1

De Moivre formula
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of complex numbers can be conveniently done in algebraic form. However, raising to a power and extracting a root of degree n≥3

De Moivre formula
Definition 11. Let n∈ℕ. An nth root of a complex number z is a complex number z1 such that z1

primitive roots
By Theorem 7, the nth root of unity has exactly n values. Since 1=1⋅(cos 0+isin 0), then,

Ring of polynomials in one variable
From a school course in mathematics and from a course in mathematical analysis, it is known that a polynomial is an entire rational function of the form f(x)=a0+a1x+a2

Polynomial Degree Properties
Definition 19. Let K be an associative-commutative ring with identity, (

Above the area of ​​integrity
Theorem 13. If K is an integrity region, then K[x] is an integrity region. Proof. Let K be the domain of integrity. Let us show that

Bezout's theorem. Polynomial roots
Definition 20. Let K be an associative commutative ring with identity. They say that a polynomial is divisible by a polynomial

Sequential elimination of unknowns
(Gauss method). Consider one of the main methods for solving systems of linear equations, which is called the method of successive elimination of unknowns, or otherwise

And their main properties
1. Matrix addition. Definition 16. Let A=(aij), B=(bij) be m×n matrices over the field P. The sum

Matrix equations
Definition 22. A matrix of the nth order of the form is called the identity matrix. Remark 9. If A -

Permutation parity theorem
Definition 27. Let M=(1,2,…,n). A permutation on a set M or a permutation of the nth degree is a set M with a given location of its elements.

Determinants of the second and third orders
Let A \u003d be an n-th order matrix over the field P. From the elements of the matrix A we will compose all possible products

Relationship of algebraic complements with minors
Let Δ = = . Definition 31. If in the determinant Δ cgr

Matrix Product Determinant
Theorem 9. Let A and B be matrices of the nth order over the field P. Then |AB|=|A|∙|B|, i.e. the determinant of the product of matrices is equal to the product of the determinants

Formula for calculating the inverse matrix
Theorem 10. Let A= be an n-th order matrix over the field P. If the determinant

Cramer's formulas
Theorem 11. Let (1) be a system of n linear equations with n unknowns over the field P, А=

Definition 34. Non-empty subset H rings K called subring rings K, if H is a ring with respect to the same operations as a ring K.

Theorem 9(subring criterion).

Let be K- ring, H- non-empty subset K. H is a subring of the ring K if and only if the following conditions are met:

1) for any h1, h2H (h1-h2)∈H;

2) for any h1, h2H h 1 ⋅ h 2H.

Proof. Need. Let be H- subring of the ring K. Then H is a ring with respect to the same operations as K. Means, H is closed under the operations of addition and multiplication, that is, condition 2) is satisfied. In addition, for any h1, h2H-h 2H and h1+(-h 2)=h1-h2H.

Adequacy. Let conditions 1) and 2) be satisfied. Let's prove that H - subring of the ring K. By Definition 34, it suffices to check that H - ring.

Since condition 1) is satisfied, then, by Theorem 7", H is a subgroup of the additive group K. Moreover, since the operation of addition is commutative on K, then in H the operation "+" is also commutative. Hence, H is an additive Abelian group.

Next, in K distributive laws are obeyed and HK. So in H distributive laws also hold. Thus, we have shown that H is a ring, and therefore H- ring subring K.

The theorem has been proven.

Definition 35. Display φ rings K in the ring K called homomorphic mapping or homomorphism if 2 conditions are met:

1) for any a, bK φ(a+b)=φ (a)+φ (b);

2) for any a, bK φ(a⋅b)=φ (a)⋅φ (b).

Remark 10. The definitions of monomorphism, epimorphism, isomorphism, endomorphism, automorphism of rings are formulated similarly to the corresponding definitions for groups.

Remark 11. The isomorphism relation on the set of all rings is an equivalence relation that splits the given set into disjoint classes - equivalence classes. One class will include those and only those rings that are isomorphic with each other. Isomorphic rings have the same properties. Therefore, from an algebraic point of view, they are indistinguishable.

8. Field.

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Euler-Venn diagrams
Both in everyday life and in scientific research, it is often necessary to consider collections of things, systems of objects, and so on. In all cases, it is assumed that some

Properties of set operations
According to Definition 1, sets A and B are equal if and only if A⊆B and B⊆A. Theorem 1. Let

Direct (Cartesian) product of sets
Definition 11. A direct (Cartesian) product of sets A and B is a set denoted by AB (read

Binary relationships between sets
Definition 14. Any set of ordered pairs is called a binary relation. In mathematics, when considering the relationship between objects, the term "relationship" is used. Examples

Factor set
Definition 27. A binary relation R on a set A is called an equivalence relation if it is reflexive, symmetric, transitive on the set A. Def

ordered set
Definition 30. A binary relation R on a set A is called an order relation if it is antisymmetric and transitive on A. Definition 31. Bi

Function as binary relation
Definition 41. A binary relation f between sets A and B is called a functional relation if from (a,b)

Associativity theorem for a product of functions
Definition 50. Let f: XY, g: YZ be functions. work

Reversible mapping
Definition 52. A mapping is called identical (or identity) if

Function reversibility criterion
Theorem 5. Let be a function. Function f is invertible f - beat

Method of mathematical induction
Any natural number can be viewed from two points of view. For example, 3-three (quantity), 3-third (order). In the course of algebra, the ordinal theory of natural numbers is studied. On the set ℕ cc

Properties of Binary Operations
Definition 1. A binary algebraic operation on a non-empty set M is a law or a rule according to which any two elements of the set M

Semigroup with reduction
Definition 10. A non-empty set M with a binary algebraic operation "∗" defined on it is called a groupoid. Denoted . Behind

The simplest properties of groups
Definition 14. A non-empty set G closed under the binary algebraic operation "∗" is called a group if the following axioms (group axioms) hold:

Subgroup. Subgroup criterion
Definition 20. A non-empty subset H of a group G is called a subgroup of a group G if H is a group with respect to the same operation as the group G, and

Homomorphisms and isomorphisms of groups
Theorem 8. Let (Hi | i∈I) be some collection of subgroups of the group G. Then A=i

The simplest properties of rings
Definition 27. A non-empty set K with binary algebraic operations of addition and multiplication defined on it is called a ring if the following axioms are satisfied (ac

The simplest field properties
Definition 36. A set P containing at least two elements, closed under the operations "+" and "⋅", is called a field if the following conditions are met: 1) P

Field isomorphism
Definition 37. A non-empty subset H of a field P containing at least two elements is called a subfield of the field P if H is a field with respect to m

Complex number fields
In the field ℝ, an equation of the form x2+1=0 has no solutions. Therefore, it becomes necessary to construct a field that would be

complex number
Let z=(a, b)∈ℂ, and (x, 0)=x for any x∈ℝ. We obtain for the complex number z=(a, b) another form

complex number
Let z=a+bi be a complex number, a, b∈ℝ. Let us represent the number z as a point of the M(a, b) plane.

In trigonometric form
Theorem 4. When multiplying complex numbers in trigonometric form, their moduli are multiplied and the arguments are added. Proof. Let z1

De Moivre formula
Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of complex numbers can be conveniently done in algebraic form. However, raising to a power and extracting a root of degree n≥3

De Moivre formula
Definition 11. Let n∈ℕ. An nth root of a complex number z is a complex number z1 such that z1

primitive roots
By Theorem 7, the nth root of unity has exactly n values. Since 1=1⋅(cos 0+isin 0), then,

Ring of polynomials in one variable
From a school course in mathematics and from a course in mathematical analysis, it is known that a polynomial is an entire rational function of the form f(x)=a0+a1x+a2

Polynomial Degree Properties
Definition 19. Let K be an associative-commutative ring with identity, (

Above the area of ​​integrity
Theorem 13. If K is an integrity region, then K[x] is an integrity region. Proof. Let K be the domain of integrity. Let us show that

Step Matrix
Definition 10. An m × n matrix over a field P is a rectangular table consisting of n rows and m columns of the following form:

Sequential elimination of unknowns
(Gauss method). Consider one of the main methods for solving systems of linear equations, which is called the method of successive elimination of unknowns, or otherwise

And their main properties
1. Matrix addition. Definition 16. Let A=(aij), B=(bij) be m×n matrices over the field P. The sum

Matrix equations
Definition 22. A matrix of the nth order of the form is called the identity matrix. Remark 9. If A -

Permutation parity theorem
Definition 27. Let M=(1,2,…,n). A permutation on a set M or a permutation of the nth degree is a set M with a given location of its elements.

Determinants of the second and third orders
Let A \u003d be an n-th order matrix over the field P. From the elements of the matrix A we will compose all possible products

Relationship of algebraic complements with minors
Let Δ = = . Definition 31. If in the determinant Δ cgr

Matrix Product Determinant
Theorem 9. Let A and B be matrices of the nth order over the field P. Then |AB|=|A|∙|B|, i.e. the determinant of the product of matrices is equal to the product of the determinants

Formula for calculating the inverse matrix
Theorem 10. Let A= be an n-th order matrix over the field P. If the determinant

Cramer's formulas
Theorem 11. Let (1) be a system of n linear equations with n unknowns over the field P, А=

Consider very briefly the question of homomorphisms of rings and fields.

Let be R 1 = (R 1 , +, ⋅, 0, 1 ) and R 2 = (R 2 , +, ⋅, 0, 1 ) - rings.

Definition 2.9. The mapping f: R 1 → R 2 is called ring homomorphism(rings R 1 into ring R 1) if f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y), f(x ⋅ y) = f(x) ⋅ f(y) for any x, y ∈ R 1 , i.e. the image of the sum and the product of any two elements of the ring R 1 under the mapping f is equal, respectively, to the sum and the product of their images in the ring R 2 .

If a mapping f is surjective (respectively, bijective), then it is called epimorphism (respectively isomorphism ) rings (rings R 1 per ring R 2)

Example 2.25. Consider R 1 = (ℤ, +, ⋅, 0, 1) is the ring of integers - and ℤ k = (ℤ k , ⊕ k , ⨀ k , 0, 1) is the ring of residues modulo k. We define a mapping f: ℤ → ℤ k as follows: for any integer m, the image of f(m) is equal to the remainder of dividing m by k. We already proved earlier (see Example 2.21) that f(m + n) = f(m) ⊕ k f(n) for any integers m and n. Arguing similarly, we can show that for any integer type the equality f(m ⋅ n) = f(m) ⨀ k f(n) is also true. Since the mapping f is surjective, we conclude that it is a homomorphism of the ring of integers onto the ring ℤ k of residues modulo k. #

Without proof, we formulate some theorems on homomorphisms and isomorphisms of rings (and fields). All these assertions can be proved by analogy with the corresponding theorems on group homomorphisms and isomorphisms.

Theorem 2.20. Let be R 1 and R 2 - arbitrary rings. If f: R 1 → R 2 is a homomorphism, then

  1. image of zero ring R 1 under the mapping f is the zero of the ring R 2 , i.e. f( 0 ) = 0 ;
  2. ring unit image R 1 under the mapping f is the identity of the ring R 2 , i.e. f( 1 ) = 1 ;
  3. for any element x of the ring R 1 the image of the element opposite to the element x is equal to the element opposite to the image of the element x, i.e. f(-x) = -f(x);
  4. if rings R 1 and R 1 are fields, then for any element x of the ring R 1 the image of the element inverse to the element x by multiplication is equal to the element inverse to the image of the element x, i.e. f(x -1) = -1

Theorem 2.21. If f is a ring homomorphism R in the ring K , and g is a ring homomorphism K in the ring L , then the composition of mappings f॰g is a homomorphism of the ring R , into the ring L .

Theorem 2.22. If f: R 1 → R 2 - ring isomorphism R 1 per ring R 2 , then the mapping f -1 is an isomorphism of the ring R 2 per ring R 1 . #

As in the case of groups, the notions of a homomorphic image of a ring and isomorphic rings are defined. Namely, the ring To is called the homomorphic image of the ring R if there is a ring homomorphism R on the ring K . two rings R and K called isomorphic and write R K if there is an isomorphism of one of them to the other.

Thus, for example, the ring of residues modulo k is the homomorphic image of the ring of integers under the homomorphism given by the map that assigns to each integer m the remainder of dividing m by k.

Consider one interesting example of field isomorphism.

Example 2.26. As in Example 2.22, let's assign the complex number a + bi to the matrix f(a + bi) = . We obtain a mapping f , which, as has already been proved, is an injection, and a(0) = a(0 + 0 ⋅ i) = 0, where 0 is the zero matrix. Note that since the determinant of a matrix of this type is a 2 + b 2 , among all such matrices, only the zero one will have a zero determinant.

Further, it is easy to check that the set of such matrices is closed under the operations of addition and multiplication of matrices, contains (as already noted) the zero and identity matrices, and also, together with each matrix A, the matrix -A and, together with each nonzero matrix, the inverse matrix to it. This means that the set of matrices of the form , a, b, ∈ ℝ , with the operations of matrix addition and multiplication, forms a field. Denote it by M (a,b) 2 .

From Example 2.22 it follows that the multiplicative group of the field of complex numbers is isomorphic to the multiplicative group of the field M (a,b) 2 . As

f[(a+bi) + (c+di)] = f((a+c) + (b+d)i] =

F(a+bi) + f(c+di),

then the additive group of the field of complex numbers is isomorphic to the additive group of the field M (a,b) 2 . So, we get that the field of complex numbers is isomorphic to the field of matrices M (a,b) 2 . This isomorphism underlies the matrix representation of the algebra of complex numbers, which is important for computer implementations of this algebra.

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