An elementary proof for the Krull dimension of a polynomial ring

DOI10.1080/00029890.2018.1466608zbMATH Open1395.13008DBLPjournals/tamm/Nathanson18arXiv1612.05670OpenAlexW2964229095WikidataQ58122528 ScholiaQ58122528MaRDI QIDQ4577964FDOQ4577964

Authors: Melvyn B. Nathanson 

Publication date: 6 August 2018

Published in: The American Mathematical Monthly (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This is an expository paper in which it is proved that, for every infinite field $mathbfF$, the polynomial ring $mathbfF[t_1,ldots,t_n]$ has Krull dimension $n$. The proof uses only "high school algebra" and the rudiments of undergraduate "abstract algebra."

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.05670

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zbMATH Keywords

polynomial ringKrull dimension

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dimension theory, depth, related commutative rings (catenary, etc.) (13C15) Real and complex fields (12D99)

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