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Algebra::LocalizedRing

(Class of Localization of Ring)

This class creates the fraction ring of the given ring. To make a concrete class, use the class method ::create or the function Algebra.LocalizedRing().

File Name:

• localized-ring.rb

SuperClass:

• Object

Included Ring

none.

Associated Functions:

Algebra.LocalizedRing(ring)

Same as ::create(ring).

Algebra.RationalFunctionField(ring, obj)

Creates the rational function field over ring with the variable expressed by obj. This class is equipped with the class method ::var which returns the variable.

Example: the quotient field over the polynomial ring over Integer

require "localized-ring"
F = Algebra.RationalFunctionField(Integer, "x")
x = F.var
p ( 1 / (x**2 - 1) - 1 / (x**3 - 1) )
  #=> (x^3 - x^2)/(x^5 - x^3 - x^2 + 1)

Class Method:

::create(ring)

Returns the fraction ring of which the numerator and the denominator are the elements of the ring.

This returns the subclass of Algebra::LocalizedRing. The subclass has the class method ::ground and ::[] which return ring and x/1 respectively.

Example: Yet Another Rational

require "localized-ring"
F = Algebra.LocalizedRing(Integer)
p F.new(1, 2) + F.new(2, 3) #=> 7/6

Example: rational function field over Integer

require "polynomial"
require "localized-ring"
P = Algebra.Polynomial(Integer, "x")
F = Algebra.LocalizedRing(P)
x = F[P.var]
p ( 1 / (x**2 - 1) - 1 / (x**3 - 1) )
  #=> (x^3 - x^2)/(x^5 - x^3 - x^2 + 1)

::zero

Returns zero.

::unity

Returns unity.

Methods:

zero?

Returns true if self is zero.

zero

Returns zero.

unity

Returns unity.

==(other)

Returns true if self equals other.

+(other)

Returns the sum of self and other.

-(other)

Returns the difference of self from other.

*(other)

Returns the product of self and other.

/(other)

Returns the quotient of self by other using inverse.

**(n)

Returns the n-th power of self.