Extension and contraction of ideals

ID: extension-and-contraction-of-ideals

Extension and contraction of ideals by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-14
For a ring homomorphism , extension sends an ideal to the ideal generated by its image. Contraction sends an ideal to . These are distinct forward and inverse-image operations.

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