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In mathematics, the ring of polynomial functions on a vector space ''V'' over an infinite field ''k'' gives a coordinate-free analog of a polynomial ring. It is denoted by ''k''(). If ''V'' has finite dimension and is viewed as an algebraic variety, then ''k''() is precisely the coordinate ring of ''V''. The explicit definition of the ring can be given as follows. If is a polynomial ring, then we can view as coordinate functions on ; i.e., when This suggests the following: given a vector space ''V'', let ''k''() be the subring generated by the dual space of the ring of all functions . If we fix a basis for ''V'' and write for its dual basis, then ''k''() consists of polynomials in ; it is a polynomial ring. In applications, one also defines ''k''() when ''V'' is defined over some subfield of ''k'' (e.g., ''k'' is the complex field and ''V'' is a real vector space.) The same definition still applies. == Symmetric multilinear maps == Let denote the vector space of multilinear functionals that are symmetric; is the same for all permutations of 's. Any λ in gives rise to a homogeneous polynomial function ''f'' of degree ''q'': let To see that ''f'' is a polynomial function, choose a basis of ''V'' and its dual. Then :. Thus, there is a well-defined linear map: : It is an isomorphism:〔There is also a more abstract way to see this: to give a multilinear functional on the product of ''q'' copies of ''V'' is the same as to give a linear functional on the ''q''-th tensor power of ''V''. The requirement that the multilinear functional to be symmetric translates to the one that the linear functional on the tensor power factors through the ''q''-th symmetric power of ''V'', which is isomorphic to ''k''()q.〕 choosing a basis as before, any homogeneous polynomial function ''f'' of degree ''q'' can be written as: : where are symmetric in . Let : Then ψ is the inverse of φ. (Note: φ is still independent of a choice of basis; so ψ is also independent of a basis.) Example: A bilinear functional gives rise to a quadratic form in a unique way and any quadratic form arises in this way. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ring of polynomial functions」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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