Kummer ring

English

Etymology

Named after Ernst Kummer (1810–1893), a German mathematician.

Noun

Kummer ring (plural Kummer rings)

1. (algebra) A ring obtained by adjoining a non-real complex p^th root of unity (where p is a prime number) to the ring of integers.

Meronyms

• cyclotomic integer

Holonyms

• cyclotomic field