English

A factorisation theory for generalised power series and omnific integers

Logic 2024-03-05 v5 Rings and Algebras

Abstract

We prove that in every ring of generalised power series with non-positive real exponents and coefficients in a field of characteristic zero, every series admits a factorisation into finitely many irreducibles of infinite support, the number of which can be bounded in terms of the order type of the series, and a unique product, up to multiplication by a unit, of factors of finite support. We deduce analogous results for the ring of omnific integers within Conway's surreal numbers, using a suitable notion of infinite product. In turn, we solve Gonshor's conjecture that the omnific integer ω2+ω+1\omega^{\sqrt{2}} + \omega + 1 is prime. We also exhibit new classes of irreducible and prime generalised power series and omnific integers, generalising previous work of Berarducci and Pitteloud.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.1710.07304,
  title  = {A factorisation theory for generalised power series and omnific integers},
  author = {Sonia L'Innocente and Vincenzo Mantova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.07304},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

64 pages; clarify bound in Theorem A; typographical corrections

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