p-adic norms

A form of p-adic norm — A p-adic absolute value, for a given prime number p, the function, denoted |..|ₚ and defined on the rational numbers, such that |0|ₚ = 0 and, for x≠0, |x|ₚ = p^(-ordₚ(x)), where ordₚ(x) is the p-adic ordinal of x; the same function, extended to the p-adic numbers ℚₚ (the completion of the rational numbers with respect to the p-adic ultrametric defined by said absolute value); the same function, further extended to some extension of ℚₚ (for example, its algebraic closure).

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of p-adic norm
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