An ideal separating extension of affine space

Pedersen, Paul

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-07-04123-2

An ideal separating extension of affine space

Author: Paul S. Pedersen
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 359 (2007), 3071-3083
MSC (2000): Primary 14xx, 13xx
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-07-04123-2
Published electronically: January 4, 2007
MathSciNet review: 2299446
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Abstract: In affine space the set of solutions to a system of polynomial equations does not uniquely determine the system. We extend affine space so that the solutions (in the extension) to a system of equations uniquely determines the system.

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