Let R be an integral domain. An atom is a nonzero nonunit x of R where x = yz implies that either y or z is a unit. We say that R is an atomic domain if each nonzero nonunit is a finite product of atoms. An atomic domain with only finitely many nonassociate atoms is called a Cohen-Kaplansky (CK) domain. We will investigate atoms in integral domains R with a unique maximal ideal M. Of particular interest will be atoms that are not in M^2.
After studying the atoms in integral domains, we will narrow our focus to CK domains with a unique maximal ideal M. In this pursuit, we investigate atoms in M^2 for these CK domains. We will show that the minimal number of atoms needed to have an atom in M^2 is exactly eight. This disproves a conjecture given by Cohen and Kaplansky in 1946 that the minimal number would be ten. We then classify complete local CK domains with exactly three atoms.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uiowa.edu/oai:ir.uiowa.edu:etd-8208 |
| Date | 01 May 2019 |
| Creators | Bombardier, Kevin Wilson |
| Contributors | Anderson, Daniel D., 1948- |
| Publisher | University of Iowa |
| Source Sets | University of Iowa |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses and Dissertations |
| Rights | Copyright © 2019 Kevin Wilson Bombardier |
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