Dimension theory (algebra)

In mathematics, dimension theory is a branch of commutative algebra studying the notion of the dimension of a commutative ring, and by extension that of a scheme.

See also

• Krull dimension
• Dimension of an algebraic variety
• Hilbert polynomial

References

• Part II of Eisenbud, David (1995), Commutative algebra. With a view toward algebraic geometry, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 150, New York: Springer-Verlag, ISBN 0-387-94268-8, MR1322960 .
• Chapter 10 of Atiyah, Michael Francis; Macdonald, I.G. (1969), Introduction to Commutative Algebra, Westview Press, ISBN 978-0-201-40751-8 .

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