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A ''Principal Ideal Domain'' (PID) is a
 
A ''Principal Ideal Domain'' (PID) is a
 
domain, <math>R</math> with the property that every ideal is principal, i.e., for each ideal <math>I</math>, we have <math>I = (a) </math> for some <math>a \in R</math>.
 
domain, <math>R</math> with the property that every ideal is principal, i.e., for each ideal <math>I</math>, we have <math>I = (a) </math> for some <math>a \in R</math>.
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In a PID, irreducible elements are prime.  
 
In a PID, irreducible elements are prime.  
  
PID implies [[Noetherian|Notherian Rings]].
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PID implies [[Noetherian Ring| Noetherian]].
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[[Category: Ring Theory]]

Latest revision as of 01:12, 8 March 2023

see also Rings

A Principal Ideal Domain (PID) is a domain, \(R\) with the property that every ideal is principal, i.e., for each ideal \(I\), we have \(I = (a) \) for some \(a \in R\).

All PIDs are EDs, but the opposite is not true. For example the ring \(\mathbb{Z}[\frac{1+\sqrt{-19}}{2}]=\{a+b\frac{1+\sqrt{-19}}{2} | a,b \in \mathbb{Z}\} \)

If \(R\) is a PID with \(a,b\in \R\), then:

  • \((a,b)=(g)\) for some \(g\in R \) and any such \(g\) is a gcd of \(a\) and \(b\).
  • The gcd of \(a\) and \(b\) is unique up to multiplication by a unit

If R is not only a PID but a Euclidean domain with norm function \(N\), then the Euclidean algorithm can be used to compute a gcd of any two nonzero \(a, b \in R\).

In a PID, irreducible elements are prime.

PID implies Noetherian.