k-algebra
English
Noun
k-algebra (plural k-algebras)
- (algebra) An algebra over a field; a ring with identity together with an injective ring homomorphism from a field, k, to the ring such that the image of the field is a subset of the center of the ring and such that the image of the field’s unity is the ring’s unity.
- A k-algebra A with ring homomorphism is a k-vector space with scalar multiplication (i.e., action of k upon A): where .
Synonyms
- algebra over a field
Hypernyms
- ring
- vector space
Meronyms
- center
- field
- unity, identity