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Books one can read for 2nd course in Commutative Algebra ( Self Study)
I am a student who has completed master's but couldn't take admission to a PhD program due to some unfortunate reasons.
I have done 1 course in Commutative Algebra where I followed the book " ...
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Algebraic closure of field of fractions of multivariate polynomial ring over $\mathbb{R}$
I am searching for good references on the topic of the behaviour of the elements in the algebraic closed field $(\mathbb{R}[x_{1},\dots,x_{n}])^{\operatorname{alg}}.$ I imagine that, when we try to ...
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Reference for integral extensions of $\mathbb{Z}/p^k\mathbb{Z}$
I was looking for a reference which discusses the structure of finite integral extensions of $\mathbb{Z}/p^k\mathbb{Z}$. In particular, I am interested in understanding what the abelian group of its ...
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Commutative algebra books representing the edge of research
Recently I have come across the books Combinatorial Commutative Algebra by Miller and Sturmfels along with Combinatorics and Commutative Algebra by Stanley. I will soon own a copy of each. I also ...
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Torsion-free modules over a general ring
I want to know how to prove that a torsion-free module over a general ring is flat. In Lectures on Rings and Modules, T.Y. Lam proves this in the case where your ring is an integral domain. Can you ...