Commit 2020-07-03 23:00 742dc887
View on Github →feat(ring_theory/polynomial): rational root theorem and integral root theorem (#3241)
Prove the rational root theorem for a unique factorization domain A
: Let K
be the field of fractions of A
and p
a polynomial over A
. If x : K
is a root of p
, then the numerator of x
divides the constant coefficient and the denominator of x
divides the leading coefficient. (This required defining the numerator and denominator.) As a corollary we have the integral root theorem: if p
is monic, then its roots in K
are in fact elements of A
. As a second corollary, the integral closure of A
in K
is A
itself.