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Course notes (chap. 1 Number Theory, chap. 2 ... - McGill University

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2 Finite Fields<br />

2.1 Prime Fields<br />

Let p be a prime number. The integers 0, 1, 2,...,p − 1withoperations<br />

+modp et × mod p constitute a field F p of p elements.<br />

• contains an additive neutral element (0)<br />

• each element e has an additive inverse −e<br />

• contains an multiplicative neutral element (1)<br />

• each non-zero element e has a multiplicative inverse e −1<br />

Évariste Galois<br />

• associativity<br />

• commutativity<br />

• distributivity

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