Another Prüfer Ring of Integer-Valued Polynomials

On the Ring of Integer-valued Quasi-polynomials

The paper studies some properties of the ring of integer-valued quasi-polynomials. On this ring, theory of generalized Euclidean division and generalized GCD are presented. Applications to finite simple continued fraction expansion and Smith normal form of integral matrices with integer parameters are also given.

Integer-valued Polynomials

Let R be a Krull ring with quotient field K and a1, . . . , an in R. If and only if the ai are pairwise incongruent mod every height 1 prime ideal of infinite index in R does there exist for all values b1, . . . , bn in R an interpolating integer-valued polynomial, i.e., an f ∈ K[x] with f(ai) = bi and f(R) ⊆ R. If S is an infinite subring of a discrete valuation ring Rv with quotient field K a...

Irreducible Polynomials and Factorization Properties of the Ring of Integer-Valued Polynomials

Integer-valued Polynomials on Algebras

Let D be a domain with quotient field K and A a D-algebra. A polynomial with coefficients in K that maps every element of A to an element of A is called integer-valued on A. For commutative A we also consider integer-valued polynomials in several variables. For an arbitrary domain D and I an arbitrary ideal of D we show I -adic continuity of integer-valued polynomials on A. For Noetherian one-d...

What are Rings of Integer-Valued Polynomials?

Every integer is either even or odd, so we know that the polynomial f(x) = x(x− 1) 2 is integervalued on the integers, even though its coefficients are not in Z. Similarly, since every binomial coefficient ( k n ) is an integer, the polynomial ( x n ) = x(x− 1)...(x− n+ 1) n! must also be integervalued. These polynomials were used for polynomial interpolation as far back as the 17 century. Inte...