Algebraic closure
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
of a field $k$
An algebraic extension (cf. Extension of a field) of $k$ that is an algebraically closed field. Such an extension exists for each field and is unique up to isomorphism. The algebraic closure of the field of real numbers is the field of complex numbers (cf. Algebra, fundamental theorem of).
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Algebraic closure. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Algebraic_closure&oldid=14532
Algebraic closure. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Algebraic_closure&oldid=14532
This article was adapted from an original article by V.N. Remeslennikov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article