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Commutative algebra Valuation rings and Dedekind domains Concept

Dedekind domain

Summary

A Dedekind domain is an integral domain in which every nonzero proper ideal is, in a unique way, a product of prime ideals. Rings of integers of number fields are Dedekind domains, and so are all principal ideal domains. In such rings unique factorisation of elements may fail, but unique factorisation of ideals always holds. The ideal class group measures the gap between the two.

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Further reading

  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedekind_domain
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