Ring Structure of Integer-Valued Rational Functions

Abstract:

D e c l a r e M a t h O p e r a t o r I n t R I n t^{e} x t R

Integer-valued rational functions are a natural generalization of integer-valued polynomials. Given a domain

D

, the collection of all integer-valued rational functions over

D

forms a ring extension

I n t R (D)

of

D

. For a valuation domain

V

, we characterize when

I n t R (V)

is a Pr"ufer domain and when

I n t R (V)

is a B'ezout domain. We also extend the classification of when

I n t R (D)

is a Pr"ufer domain.

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