Characteristic of semirings

Main definitions

• CharP R p expresses that the ring (additive monoid with one) R has characteristic p
• ringChar: the characteristic of a ring
• ExpChar R p expresses that the ring (additive monoid with one) R has exponential characteristic p (which is 1 if R has characteristic 0, and p if it has prime characteristic p)

class CharP (R : Type u_2) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : outParam ℕ) : Prop

The generator of the kernel of the unique homomorphism ℕ → R for a semiring R.

Warning: for a semiring R, CharP R 0 and CharZero R need not coincide.

• CharP R 0 asks that only 0 : ℕ maps to 0 : R under the map ℕ → R;
• CharZero R requires an injection ℕ ↪ R.

For instance, endowing {0, 1} with addition given by max (i.e. 1 is absorbing), shows that CharZero {0, 1} does not hold and yet CharP {0, 1} 0 does. This example is formalized in Counterexamples/CharPZeroNeCharZero.lean.

• cast_eq_zero_iff (x : ℕ) : ↑x = 0 ↔ p ∣ x

theorem charP_iff (R : Type u_2) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : outParam ℕ) : CharP R p ↔ ∀ (x : ℕ), ↑x = 0 ↔ p ∣ x

theorem CharP.ofNat_eq_zero' (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] (a : ℕ) [a.AtLeastTwo] (h : p ∣ a) : OfNat.ofNat a = 0

theorem CharP.congr {R : Type u_1} [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] {q : ℕ} (h : p = q) : CharP R q

@[simp]

theorem CharP.cast_eq_zero (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] : ↑p = 0

theorem CharP.cast_eq_mod (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] (k : ℕ) : ↑k = ↑(k % p)

theorem CharP.cast_eq_iff_mod_eq (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] {a b : ℕ} [IsLeftCancelAdd R] : ↑a = ↑b ↔ a % p = b % p

theorem CharP.ofNat_eq_zero (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] [p.AtLeastTwo] : OfNat.ofNat p = 0

theorem CharP.eq (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] {p q : ℕ} (hp : CharP R p) (hq : CharP R q) : p = q

instance CharP.ofCharZero (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] [CharZero R] : CharP R 0

theorem CharP.intCast_eq_zero_iff (R : Type u_1) [AddGroupWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] (a : ℤ) : ↑a = 0 ↔ ↑p ∣ a

theorem CharP.charP_to_charZero (R : Type u_1) [AddGroupWithOne R] [CharP R 0] : CharZero R

theorem CharP.charP_zero_iff_charZero (R : Type u_1) [AddGroupWithOne R] : CharP R 0 ↔ CharZero R

theorem CharP.exists (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] : ∃ (p : ℕ), CharP R p

theorem CharP.existsUnique (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] : ∃! p : ℕ, CharP R p

noncomputable def ringChar (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] : ℕ

Noncomputable function that outputs the unique characteristic of a semiring.

Equations

• ringChar R = Classical.choose ⋯

theorem ringChar.spec (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] (x : ℕ) : ↑x = 0 ↔ ringChar R ∣ x

theorem ringChar.eq (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] (p : ℕ) [C : CharP R p] : ringChar R = p

@[instance 100]

instance ringChar.charP (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] : CharP R (ringChar R)

theorem ringChar.of_eq {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] {p : ℕ} (h : ringChar R = p) : CharP R p

theorem ringChar.eq_iff {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] {p : ℕ} : ringChar R = p ↔ CharP R p

theorem ringChar.dvd {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] {x : ℕ} (hx : ↑x = 0) : ringChar R ∣ x

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theorem ringChar.eq_zero {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] [CharZero R] : ringChar R = 0

theorem ringChar.Nat.cast_ringChar {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] : ↑(ringChar R) = 0

@[simp]

theorem ringChar.ringChar_eq_one {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] : ringChar R = 1 ↔ Subsingleton R

theorem ringChar.ringChar_subsingleton {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] [Subsingleton R] : ringChar R = 1

theorem CharP.neg_one_ne_one (R : Type u_1) [AddGroupWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] [Fact (2 < p)] : -1 ≠ 1

theorem CharP.ringChar_zero_iff_CharZero (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocRing R] : ringChar R = 0 ↔ CharZero R

theorem CharP.char_ne_one (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] [Nontrivial R] (p : ℕ) [hc : CharP R p] : p ≠ 1

theorem CharP.char_is_prime_of_two_le (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] [NoZeroDivisors R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] (hp : 2 ≤ p) : Nat.Prime p

theorem CharP.char_is_prime_or_zero (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] [NoZeroDivisors R] [Nontrivial R] (p : ℕ) [hc : CharP R p] : Nat.Prime p ∨ p = 0

theorem CharP.char_prime_of_ne_zero (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] [NoZeroDivisors R] [Nontrivial R] {p : ℕ} [CharP R p] (hp : p ≠ 0) : Nat.Prime p

The characteristic is prime if it is non-zero.

theorem CharP.exists' (R : Type u_2) [NonAssocRing R] [NoZeroDivisors R] [Nontrivial R] : CharZero R ∨ ∃ (p : ℕ), Fact (Nat.Prime p) ∧ CharP R p

theorem CharP.char_is_prime_of_pos (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] [NoZeroDivisors R] [Nontrivial R] (p : ℕ) [NeZero p] [CharP R p] : Fact (Nat.Prime p)

theorem CharP.CharOne.subsingleton {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] [CharP R 1] : Subsingleton R

theorem CharP.false_of_nontrivial_of_char_one {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] [Nontrivial R] [CharP R 1] : False

theorem CharP.ringChar_ne_one {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] [Nontrivial R] : ringChar R ≠ 1

theorem CharP.nontrivial_of_char_ne_one {R : Type u_1} [NonAssocSemiring R] {v : ℕ} (hv : v ≠ 1) [hr : CharP R v] : Nontrivial R

theorem NeZero.of_not_dvd (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] {n p : ℕ} [CharP R p] (h : ¬p ∣ n) : NeZero ↑n

theorem NeZero.not_char_dvd (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] (k : ℕ) [h : NeZero ↑k] : ¬p ∣ k

Exponential characteristic

This section defines the exponential characteristic, which is defined to be 1 for a ring with characteristic 0 and the same as the ordinary characteristic, if the ordinary characteristic is prime. This concept is useful to simplify some theorem statements. This file establishes a few basic results relating it to the (ordinary characteristic). The definition is stated for a semiring, but the actual results are for nontrivial rings (as far as exponential characteristic one is concerned), respectively a ring without zero-divisors (for prime characteristic).

class inductive ExpChar (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] : ℕ → Prop

The definition of the exponential characteristic of a semiring.

• zero {R : Type u_1} [AddMonoidWithOne R] [CharZero R] : ExpChar R 1
• prime {R : Type u_1} [AddMonoidWithOne R] {q : ℕ} (hprime : Nat.Prime q) [hchar : CharP R q] : ExpChar R q

instance expChar_prime (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [CharP R p] [Fact (Nat.Prime p)] : ExpChar R p

instance expChar_one (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] [CharZero R] : ExpChar R 1

theorem expChar_ne_zero (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p : ℕ) [hR : ExpChar R p] : p ≠ 0

theorem ExpChar.eq {R : Type u_1} [AddMonoidWithOne R] {p q : ℕ} (hp : ExpChar R p) (hq : ExpChar R q) : p = q

The exponential characteristic is unique.

theorem ExpChar.congr (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] {p : ℕ} (q : ℕ) [hq : ExpChar R q] (h : q = p) : ExpChar R p

theorem expChar_one_of_char_zero (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (q : ℕ) [hp : CharP R 0] [hq : ExpChar R q] : q = 1

The exponential characteristic is one if the characteristic is zero.

theorem char_eq_expChar_iff (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (p q : ℕ) [hp : CharP R p] [hq : ExpChar R q] : p = q ↔ Nat.Prime p

The characteristic equals the exponential characteristic iff the former is prime.

theorem expChar_is_prime_or_one (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (q : ℕ) [hq : ExpChar R q] : Nat.Prime q ∨ q = 1

The exponential characteristic is a prime number or one. See also CharP.char_is_prime_or_zero.

theorem expChar_pos (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (q : ℕ) [ExpChar R q] : 0 < q

The exponential characteristic is positive.

theorem expChar_pow_pos (R : Type u_1) [AddMonoidWithOne R] (q : ℕ) [ExpChar R q] (n : ℕ) : 0 < q ^ n

Any power of the exponential characteristic is positive.

noncomputable def ringExpChar (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] : ℕ

Noncomputable function that outputs the unique exponential characteristic of a semiring.

Equations

• ringExpChar R = max (ringChar R) 1

theorem ringExpChar.eq (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] (q : ℕ) [h : ExpChar R q] : ringExpChar R = q

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theorem ringExpChar.eq_one (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] [CharZero R] : ringExpChar R = 1

theorem char_zero_of_expChar_one (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] [Nontrivial R] (p : ℕ) [hp : CharP R p] [hq : ExpChar R 1] : p = 0

The exponential characteristic is one if the characteristic is zero.

theorem charZero_of_expChar_one' (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] [Nontrivial R] [hq : ExpChar R 1] : CharZero R

The characteristic is zero if the exponential characteristic is one.

theorem expChar_one_iff_char_zero (R : Type u_1) [NonAssocSemiring R] [Nontrivial R] (p q : ℕ) [CharP R p] [ExpChar R q] : q = 1 ↔ p = 0

The exponential characteristic is one iff the characteristic is zero.

theorem ExpChar.exists (R : Type u_1) [Ring R] [IsDomain R] : ∃ (q : ℕ), ExpChar R q

theorem ExpChar.exists_unique (R : Type u_1) [Ring R] [IsDomain R] : ∃! q : ℕ, ExpChar R q

instance ringExpChar.expChar (R : Type u_1) [Ring R] [IsDomain R] : ExpChar R (ringExpChar R)

theorem ringExpChar.of_eq {R : Type u_1} [Ring R] [IsDomain R] {q : ℕ} (h : ringExpChar R = q) : ExpChar R q

theorem ringExpChar.eq_iff {R : Type u_1} [Ring R] [IsDomain R] {q : ℕ} : ringExpChar R = q ↔ ExpChar R q