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A polynomial ring is defined as R[x] = R0x0 + R1x1+…+Rnxn, where R0, R1, … Rn are all coefficients in R. This polynomial ring is not a function and these x’s are not replaced by numbers; they are a symbol rather than a value.  
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A polynomial ring is defined as R[x] = R<sub>0</sub>x<sup>0</sup> + R<sub>1</sub>x<sup>1</sup>+…+R<sub>n</sub>x<sup>n</sup>, where R<sub>0</sub>, R<sub>1</sub>, … R<sub>n</sub> are all coefficients in R. This polynomial ring is not a function and these x’s are not replaced by numbers; they are a symbol rather than a value.  
  
 
A ideal of a ring is a special type of ring where any two numbers that are part of the set R, are also part of the set I when added together (a,b ∈ I, a+b ∈ I) and when a number from ring I and a number from the ring R are multiplied together, the product are a part of ring I. (a ∈ I, r ∈ R, ar ∈ I). In this definition, R is any given ring and I is a subset of R. For example, {0} is an ideal for every ring, and is known as the trivial ideal
 
A ideal of a ring is a special type of ring where any two numbers that are part of the set R, are also part of the set I when added together (a,b ∈ I, a+b ∈ I) and when a number from ring I and a number from the ring R are multiplied together, the product are a part of ring I. (a ∈ I, r ∈ R, ar ∈ I). In this definition, R is any given ring and I is a subset of R. For example, {0} is an ideal for every ring, and is known as the trivial ideal

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Hilbert’s Nullstellensatz: Proofs and Applications

Author: Ryan Walter


Table of Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Vocab

3. Theorem

     a. Weak
     b. Strong

4. Applications

5. Sources


Introduction:

Hilbert's Nullstellensatz is a relationship between algebra and geometry that was discovered by David Hilbert in 1900. Nullstellensatz is a German word that translates roughly to “Theorem of Zeros” or more precisely, “Zero Locus Theorem.” The Nullstellensatz is a foundational theorem that greatly advanced the study of algebraic geometry by proving a strong connection between geometry and a branch of algebra called commutative algebra. Both the Nullstellensatz and commutative algebra focus heavily on ‘rings,’ which will be defined in the vocabulary section.

Vocab:

A polynomial ring is defined as R[x] = R0x0 + R1x1+…+Rnxn, where R0, R1, … Rn are all coefficients in R. This polynomial ring is not a function and these x’s are not replaced by numbers; they are a symbol rather than a value.

A ideal of a ring is a special type of ring where any two numbers that are part of the set R, are also part of the set I when added together (a,b ∈ I, a+b ∈ I) and when a number from ring I and a number from the ring R are multiplied together, the product are a part of ring I. (a ∈ I, r ∈ R, ar ∈ I). In this definition, R is any given ring and I is a subset of R. For example, {0} is an ideal for every ring, and is known as the trivial ideal


Theorem:

Applications:

Sources:

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