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<H2>Algebra: Theories of Rings and Polynomials</H2>
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<P>This development of univariate polynomials is separated into an
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abstract development of rings and the development of polynomials
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itself. The formalisation is based on [Jacobson1985], and polynomials
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have a sparse, mathematical representation. These theories were
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developed as a base for the integration of a computer algebra system
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to Isabelle [Ballarin1999], and was designed to match implementations
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of these domains in some typed computer algebra systems.  Summary:
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<P><EM>Rings:</EM>
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  Classes of rings are represented by axiomatic type classes. The
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  following are available:
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<PRE>
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  ringS:	Syntactic class
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  ring:		Commutative rings with one (including a summation
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		operator, which is needed for the polynomials)
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  domain:	Integral domains
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  factorial:	Factorial domains (divisor chain condition is missing)
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  pid:		Principal ideal domains
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  field:	Fields
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  Also, some facts about ring homomorphisms and ideals are mechanised.
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<P><EM>Polynomials:</EM>
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  Polynomials have a natural, mathematical representation. Facts about
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  the following topics are provided:
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<MENU>
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<LI>Degree function
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<LI> Universal Property, evaluation homomorphism
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<LI>Long division (existence and uniqueness)
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<LI>Polynomials over a ring form a ring
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<LI>Polynomials over an integral domain form an integral domain
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</MENU>
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 <P>Still missing are
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    Polynomials over a factorial domain form a factorial domain
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    (difficult), and polynomials over a field form a pid.
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<P>[Jacobson1985] Nathan Jacobson, Basic Algebra I, Freeman, 1985.
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<P>[Ballarin1999] Clemens Ballarin, Computer Algebra and Theorem Proving,
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  Author's <A HREF="http://iaks-www.ira.uka.de/iaks-calmet/ballarin/publications.html">PhD thesis</A>, 1999.
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<ADDRESS>
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<P><A HREF="http://iaks-www.ira.uka.de/iaks-calmet/ballarin">Clemens Ballarin</A>.  Karlsruhe, October 1999
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