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Factorial domains

Author(s): Clifford S. Queen
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 124 (1996), 11-16.
MSC (1991): Primary 13M15
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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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Clifford S. Queen
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Christmas-Saucon Hall, Lehigh University, 14 E. Packer Avenue, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
Email: csq0@lehigh.edu

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9939-96-02969-3
PII: S 0002-9939(96)02969-3
Received by editor(s): February 18, 1994
Received by editor(s) in revised form: June 4, 1994
Communicated by: Wolmer V. Vasconcelos
Copyright of article: Copyright 1996, American Mathematical Society


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