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Factorial domains
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Abstract:

We give a simple characterization of factorial domains. We also characterize almost factorial domains and Krull domains with finite cyclic class group.
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Additional Information
  • Clifford S. Queen
  • Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Christmas-Saucon Hall, Lehigh University, 14 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
  • Email: csq0@lehigh.edu
  • Received by editor(s): February 18, 1994
  • Received by editor(s) in revised form: June 4, 1994
  • Communicated by: Wolmer V. Vasconcelos
  • © Copyright 1996 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 124 (1996), 11-16
  • MSC (1991): Primary 13M15
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-96-02969-3
  • MathSciNet review: 1283562