The set of $L$-rational points in affine $n$-space: tuples all of whose coordinates lie in the intermediate field $L \subseteq \overline{k}$.
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The natural action of the absolute Galois group $\mathrm{Gal}(\overline{k}/k)$ on affine $n$-space by coordinate-wise application.
The set of points in $\overline{k}^n$ fixed by every element of the Galois group fixing the intermediate field $L$ (the Galois-theoretic characterization of $L$-rational points).
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The algebraic set $V(S)$ in $\overline{k}^n$ cut out by a set $S$ of polynomials over $\overline{k}$, i.e. the common zero locus.
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The $L$-rational points of the algebraic set $V(S)$: zeros of $S$ with all coordinates in the intermediate field $L$.
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The hypersurface $V(f) = \{P : f(P) = 0\}$ cut out by a single polynomial $f$.
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For polynomials over $\overline{k}$, the ring-evaluation MvPolynomial.eval agrees with
the algebra-evaluation MvPolynomial.aeval.
The algebraic set cut out by an ideal $I \subseteq \overline{k}[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$ is
the same as the Mathlib zeroLocus of $I$.
Weak Nullstellensatz: every proper ideal $I \subsetneq \overline{k}[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$ has a common zero in $\overline{k}^n$.
A subset $V \subseteq \overline{k}^n$ is an algebraic subset if it equals $V(S)$ for some set $S$ of polynomials.
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The zero set $V(S)$ is, trivially, an algebraic subset.
An algebraic set $V$ is irreducible if it is nonempty and whenever $V = V_1 \cup V_2$ with each $V_i$ algebraic, one of the $V_i$ equals $V$.
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An irreducible algebraic set is nonempty by definition.
A ring is Noetherian iff every ideal is finitely generated.
Hilbert basis theorem: if $R$ is Noetherian, then $R[X]$ is Noetherian.
The vanishing ideal $I(Z)$ of a subset $Z \subseteq k^\sigma$: polynomials in $k[x_\sigma]$ that vanish on every point of $Z$.
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Membership in $I(Z)$ unfolds to vanishing of $f$ at every point of $Z$.
The textbook vanishing ideal idealOfAlgebraicSet matches Mathlib's
MvPolynomial.vanishingIdeal.
$I(Y \cup Z) = I(Y) \cap I(Z)$.
Hilbert's Nullstellensatz: for any ideal $I$ in $\overline{k}[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$, $I(V(I)) = \sqrt{I}$.
Evaluation at a point $P$ is a surjective ring homomorphism $\overline{k}[x_1, \ldots, x_n] \to \overline{k}$.
The kernel of evaluation at $P$ equals the vanishing ideal of the singleton $\{P\}$.
The vanishing ideal $I(\{P\})$ of a single point in $\overline{k}^n$ is maximal.
Every maximal ideal of $\overline{k}[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$ has the form $I(\{P\})$ for some $P \in \overline{k}^n$ (one direction of Corollary 12.17).
Corollary 12.17: an ideal of $\overline{k}[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$ is maximal iff it is the vanishing ideal of a single point.
The ideal $I_k(Z) \subseteq k[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$ of polynomials over $k$ vanishing on $Z$, obtained by pulling back $I(Z)$ along the scalar extension map.
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$f \in I_k(Z)$ iff its image in $\overline{k}[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$ vanishes on $Z$.
A subset $Z \subseteq \overline{k}^n$ is defined over $k$ if its vanishing ideal $I(Z)$ is the extension to $\overline{k}$ of $I_k(Z)$.
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The affine coordinate ring $k[Z] = k[x_1, \ldots, x_n] / I_k(Z)$ over the base field.
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The affine coordinate ring $\overline{k}[Z] = \overline{k}[x_1, \ldots, x_n] / I(Z)$ over the algebraic closure.
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The affine coordinate ring $k[Z]$ inherits a commutative ring structure from the quotient.
The affine coordinate ring $\overline{k}[Z]$ inherits a commutative ring structure from the quotient.
Closure-like idempotence: $V(I(V(S))) = V(S)$ for any set of polynomials $S$.
For an algebraic subset $V$, $V(I(V)) = V$.
Theorem 12.21: an algebraic subset $V$ is irreducible iff $I(V)$ is a prime ideal.
The vanishing ideal $I(V)$ of any subset $V$ is always a radical ideal.
If $I$ is radical, then $I(V(I)) = I$ (consequence of the Nullstellensatz).
Corollary 12.18: the Nullstellensatz bijection between radical ideals of $\overline{k}[x_1, \ldots, x_n]$ and algebraic subsets of $\overline{k}^n$.