NON-UNIQUE FACTORIZATION DOMAINS

  • Shin, Yong-Su (Department of Mathematics, Sungshin Women's University)
  • Published : 2008.05.31

Abstract

We show that $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{-p}]$ is not a unique factorization domain (UFD) but a factorization domain (FD) with a condition $1\;+\;a^2p\;=\;qr$, where a and p are positive integers and q and r are positive primes in $\mathbb{Z}$ with q < p. Using this result, we also construct several specific non-unique factorization domains which are factorization domains. Furthermore, we prove that an integral domain $\mathbb{Z}[\sqrt{-p}]$ is not a UFD but a FD for some positive integer p.

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