Paper 2, Section I, E

Groups, Rings and Modules
Part IB, 2016

Let RR be an integral domain.

Define what is meant by the field of fractions FF of RR. [You do not need to prove the existence of FF.]

Suppose that ϕ:RK\phi: R \rightarrow K is an injective ring homomorphism from RR to a field KK. Show that ϕ\phi extends to an injective ring homomorphism Φ:FK\Phi: F \rightarrow K.

Give an example of RR and a ring homomorphism ψ:RS\psi: R \rightarrow S from RR to a ring SS such that ψ\psi does not extend to a ring homomorphism FSF \rightarrow S.