A universal algorithm for Krull's theorem

Autor: Thomas Powell, Franziskus Wiesnet, Peter Schuster
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Powell, T, Schuster, P & Wiesnet, F 2022, ' A universal algorithm for Krull's theorem ', Information and Computation, vol. 287, 104761 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ic.2021.104761
DOI: 10.1016/j.ic.2021.104761
Popis: We give a computational interpretation to an abstract formulation of Krull's theorem, by analysing its classical proof based on Zorn's lemma. Our approach is inspired by proof theory, and uses a form of update recursion to replace the existence of maximal ideals. Our main result allows us to derive, in a uniform way, algorithms which compute witnesses for existential theorems in countable abstract algebra. We give a number of concrete examples of this phenomenon, including the prime ideal theorem and Krull's theorem on valuation rings.
Databáze: OpenAIRE