Kummer ring

noun

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

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Meanings

nounKummer ring (plural Kummer rings)

plural Kummer rings

  1. algebraA ring obtained by adjoining a non-real complex pᵗʰ root of unity (where p is a prime number) to the ring of integers.

Origin

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

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