What is… a p-adic number?
This page hosts information on Claudius Heyer's talk "What is … a p-adic number?" at the "What is …?" seminar. This talk will help you better understand the talk by Philippe Michel. |
Where & When
- Friday, January 15, 1pm at BMS Loft, Urania
Abstract
- p-adic numbers are an integral part of algebraic number theory. In this
talk we will define the field Q_p of p-adic numbers and observe some
differences and similarities between Q_p and the field of real numbers.
Furthermore, we will state Hensels Lemma and deduce some immediate, yet
interesting, properties of Q_p.