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Lasker-Noether Theorem

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The Lasker-Noether Theorem states that every ideal of a Noetherian ring can be decomposed as an intersection of finitely many primary ideals, a primary decomposition generalizing the factorization of an integer into prime powers. The special case for polynomial rings and convergent power series rings was first proved by Emanuel Lasker, and the theorem was established in its full generality by Emmy Noether.

Facts
Statement
Every ideal of a Noetherian ring can be decomposed as an intersection of finitely many primary ideals, called a primary decomposition. 1
Proof Year
1921 1
Classification
Statement Form
Existence Theorem 1
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Sources
1. Lasker-Noether theorem, Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    the Lasker-Noether theorem states that every Noetherian ring is a Lasker ring, which means that every ideal can be decomposed as an intersection, called primary decomposition, of finitely many primary ideals
  • Historical attribution
    was proven in its full generality by Emmy Noether (1921)
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