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环R 上的多项式R [ x ]
R [ x ] = { ∑ i = 0 ∞ a i x i ∣ a i ∈ R , 其中只有有限个 a i = 0 } ,n := max { a i ∣ a i = 0 } 为多项式的阶, 记作deg ( r ( x ))
在集合R [ x ] 上定义加法和乘法
r 1 ( x ) , r 2 ( x ) ∈ R [ x ] , r 1 ( x ) = ∑ i = 0 ∞ a i x i , r 2 ( x ) = ∑ i = 0 ∞ b i x i
r 1 ( x ) + r 2 ( x ) = ∑ i = 0 ∞ ( a i + b i ) x i
r 1 ( x ) r 2 ( x ) = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( ∑ i = 0 n a i b n − i ) x n
若r 1 的阶为m ,r 2 的阶为n , 则
r 1 ( x ) + r 2 ( x ) 的阶最大为max { n , m }
r 1 ( x ) r 2 ( x ) 的阶最大为m + n
若r 1 ( x ) = 0 , r 2 ( x ) = 0 ,则deg ( r 1 ( x ) r 2 ( x )) = deg ( r 1 ( x )) + deg ( r 2 ( x ))
< R [ x ] , + > 的性质
< R [ x ] , + > 是继承< R , + > 的封闭性
< R [ x ] , + > 会继承< R , + > 结合律
< R [ x ] , + > 会继承< R , + > 的交换律
< R [ x ] , + > 会继承< R , + > 的单位元,∑ i = 0 ∞ 0 x i 是< R [ x ] , + > 的单位元
< R [ x ] , + > 会继承< R , + > 的逆元,∑ i = 0 ∞ ( − a ) x i 是∑ i = 0 ∞ a i x i 的逆元
< R [ x ] , ⋅ > 的性质
< R [ x ] , ⋅ > 是继承< R , ⋅ > 的封闭性
< R > [ x ] , ⋅ > 有结合律
结合律的证明
( i = 0 ∑ ∞ a i x i ⋅ j = 0 ∑ ∞ b j x j ) ⋅ k = 0 ∑ ∞ c k x k = m = 0 ∑ ∞ ( i + j = m ∑ a i b j ) x m ⋅ k = 0 ∑ ∞ c k x k = n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( m = 0 ∑ n ( i + j = m ∑ a i b j ) c n − m ) x n = n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( i + j + k = n ∑ a i b j c k ) x n = n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( i = 0 ∑ n a n − i ( j + k = i ∑ b j c k )) x n = n = 0 ∑ ∞ ( i = 0 ∑ n a n − i l = 0 ∑ i b l c i − l ) x n = n = 0 ∑ ∞ a i x i ⋅ ( j = 0 ∑ ∞ ( p = 0 ∑ j b p c j − p ) x j ) = n = 0 ∑ ∞ a i x i ⋅ ( j = 0 ∑ ∞ b j x j ⋅ k = 0 ∑ ∞ c k x k )
< R [ x ] , + , ⋅ >
< R [ x ] , + , ⋅ > 有分配律
由以上< R [ x ] , + , ⋅ > 的性质知< R [ x ] , + , ⋅ > 是一个环
特别地,一个域F 上的多项式< F [ x ] , + , ⋅ > 是一个环
不可约多项式:A nonconstant polynomial f ( x ) ∈ F [ x ] is irreducible over F or is an irreducible polynomial in F [ x ] if f ( x ) cannot be expressed as a product g ( x ) h ( x ) of two polynomials g ( x ) and h ( x ) in F [ x ] both of lower degree than the degree of f ( x ) . If f ( x ) ∈ F [ x ] is a nonconstant polynomial that is not irreducible over F , then f ( x ) is reducible over F .
环上多项式的性质
如果R 非零且有单位元,则 R [ x ] 也有单位元.
如果R 是一个交换环,则R [ x ] 也是一个交换环。
如果R 是一个幺环,则R [ x ] 也是一个幺环。R [ x ] 乘法单位元为∑ i = 0 ∞ a i x i , a 0 = 1 , a i = 0 , i > 0
如果R 是一个整环,则R [ x ] 也是一个整环
域上多项式的性质
域上多项式的带余数除法:f ( x ) = q ( x ) g ( x ) + r ( x ) ,r ( x ) 的阶小于 g ( x ) 的阶
a ∈ F 是f ( x ) ∈ F [ x ] 的零点 ⟺ ( x − a ) 是 f ( x ) 的因子
f ( x ) ∈ F [ x ] ∧ f ( x ) = 0 的根的个数不超过其阶数
域上多项式的估值同态映射
F ≤ E
ϕ a : F [ x ] → E
a ∈ E , ϕ a ( f ( x )) = f ( a )
则ϕ a 是一个环同态映射