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I am trying to show that if $(R, +)$ is an Abelian group and $(R - {0_R}, cdot)$ is an Abelian group, then $(R, +, cdot)$ is not necessarily a field. Note that $0_R$ is the identity element of $(R, +)$. I know that a field is a commutative division ring and one of a ring's properties is that $forall a,b in R, ~ acdot (b + c) = a cdot b + acdot c$. Therefore, I am trying to come up with a set and two binary operations that satisfy the first property, but together do not form a field.



So far, I have come up with a group over polynomials with $+$ being normal addition and $cdot$ being composition, but then $(R - {0_R})$ is not commutative. I would appreciate any help/guidance.



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    Composition isn't invertible either.
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    Let $R$ be any six-element set, and put any Abelian group structures you like on $R$ and $R-{0}$.
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I am trying to show that if $(R, +)$ is an Abelian group and $(R - {0_R}, cdot)$ is an Abelian group, then $(R, +, cdot)$ is not necessarily a field. Note that $0_R$ is the identity element of $(R, +)$. I know that a field is a commutative division ring and one of a ring's properties is that $forall a,b in R, ~ acdot (b + c) = a cdot b + acdot c$. Therefore, I am trying to come up with a set and two binary operations that satisfy the first property, but together do not form a field.



So far, I have come up with a group over polynomials with $+$ being normal addition and $cdot$ being composition, but then $(R - {0_R})$ is not commutative. I would appreciate any help/guidance.



Thanks.










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    Composition isn't invertible either.
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    – jgon
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    Let $R$ be any six-element set, and put any Abelian group structures you like on $R$ and $R-{0}$.
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    – Lord Shark the Unknown
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I am trying to show that if $(R, +)$ is an Abelian group and $(R - {0_R}, cdot)$ is an Abelian group, then $(R, +, cdot)$ is not necessarily a field. Note that $0_R$ is the identity element of $(R, +)$. I know that a field is a commutative division ring and one of a ring's properties is that $forall a,b in R, ~ acdot (b + c) = a cdot b + acdot c$. Therefore, I am trying to come up with a set and two binary operations that satisfy the first property, but together do not form a field.



So far, I have come up with a group over polynomials with $+$ being normal addition and $cdot$ being composition, but then $(R - {0_R})$ is not commutative. I would appreciate any help/guidance.



Thanks.










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I am trying to show that if $(R, +)$ is an Abelian group and $(R - {0_R}, cdot)$ is an Abelian group, then $(R, +, cdot)$ is not necessarily a field. Note that $0_R$ is the identity element of $(R, +)$. I know that a field is a commutative division ring and one of a ring's properties is that $forall a,b in R, ~ acdot (b + c) = a cdot b + acdot c$. Therefore, I am trying to come up with a set and two binary operations that satisfy the first property, but together do not form a field.



So far, I have come up with a group over polynomials with $+$ being normal addition and $cdot$ being composition, but then $(R - {0_R})$ is not commutative. I would appreciate any help/guidance.



Thanks.







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    Composition isn't invertible either.
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    – jgon
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  • 5




    $begingroup$
    Let $R$ be any six-element set, and put any Abelian group structures you like on $R$ and $R-{0}$.
    $endgroup$
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    4 hours ago


















  • $begingroup$
    Composition isn't invertible either.
    $endgroup$
    – jgon
    4 hours ago






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    $begingroup$
    Let $R$ be any six-element set, and put any Abelian group structures you like on $R$ and $R-{0}$.
    $endgroup$
    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    4 hours ago
















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Composition isn't invertible either.
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– jgon
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Composition isn't invertible either.
$endgroup$
– jgon
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$begingroup$
Let $R$ be any six-element set, and put any Abelian group structures you like on $R$ and $R-{0}$.
$endgroup$
– Lord Shark the Unknown
4 hours ago




$begingroup$
Let $R$ be any six-element set, and put any Abelian group structures you like on $R$ and $R-{0}$.
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Here is a concrete example, inspired by LStU:



The set is ${0,1,2,3,4,5}$. Addition is just addition mod $6$.



Multiplication is defined by
$$
acdot b = left{ begin{array}{cl} 0& a=0 \ 0 & b=0 \
1 & a = b= 5 \
5 & a=5 wedge b in [1,4]\
5 & b=5 wedge a in [1,4]\
ab pmod{5}& mbox{otherwise}end{array} right.
$$

or as a table
$$
begin{array}{c|cccccc} cdot&0&1&2&3&4&5 \ hline
0 & 0&0&0&0&0&0 \
1 & 0&1&2&3&4&5 \
2 & 0&2&4&1&3&5 \
3 & 0&3&1&4&2&5 \
4 & 0&4&3&2&1&5 \
5 & 5&5&5&5&5&1
end{array}
$$

The group properties, as well as commutativity, are easily checked.



Now consider $$ (1+4)cdot 5 = 5cdot 5 = 1 \
1cdot 5 + 4 cdot 5 = 5+5 = 4 neq 1
$$






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    As @LordSharktheUnknown implicitly points out, if you just take a finite set with non-prime-power order (six is the first such integer $ge 2$) and put any group structures you want, it will have to work, because finite fields have prime-power order.



    But just to be clear, you can also do it with infinite sets. Pretty much anything you try will work, provided you let loose a bit. Take $R = mathbb{Z}$, with $+$ being regular addition. Let $S = mathbb{Z}setminus {0}$, let $phi:S to R$ be the bijection which shifts negative numbers up by one and is constant on positive numbers. Now define $acdot b = phi^{-1}(phi(a)+phi(b))$. We're just relabeling $S$ to be $mathbb{Z}$ again and then doing regular addition. Now, doing addition first, we have
    $$-2cdot(1+1) = -2cdot 2 = phi^{-1}(-1+2) = 1,$$
    but distributing first, we have
    $$-2cdot(1+1) = -2cdot 1 + -2cdot 1 = phi^{-1}(-1+1) + phi^{-1}(-1+1) = -1+(-1) = -2.$$



    In terms of guidance, you should expect that you'll need to do something perverse like this, because most of the examples you'll think of where two binary operations already exist are rings, where distributivity necessarily holds.






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      $begingroup$

      Here is a concrete example, inspired by LStU:



      The set is ${0,1,2,3,4,5}$. Addition is just addition mod $6$.



      Multiplication is defined by
      $$
      acdot b = left{ begin{array}{cl} 0& a=0 \ 0 & b=0 \
      1 & a = b= 5 \
      5 & a=5 wedge b in [1,4]\
      5 & b=5 wedge a in [1,4]\
      ab pmod{5}& mbox{otherwise}end{array} right.
      $$

      or as a table
      $$
      begin{array}{c|cccccc} cdot&0&1&2&3&4&5 \ hline
      0 & 0&0&0&0&0&0 \
      1 & 0&1&2&3&4&5 \
      2 & 0&2&4&1&3&5 \
      3 & 0&3&1&4&2&5 \
      4 & 0&4&3&2&1&5 \
      5 & 5&5&5&5&5&1
      end{array}
      $$

      The group properties, as well as commutativity, are easily checked.



      Now consider $$ (1+4)cdot 5 = 5cdot 5 = 1 \
      1cdot 5 + 4 cdot 5 = 5+5 = 4 neq 1
      $$






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        $begingroup$

        Here is a concrete example, inspired by LStU:



        The set is ${0,1,2,3,4,5}$. Addition is just addition mod $6$.



        Multiplication is defined by
        $$
        acdot b = left{ begin{array}{cl} 0& a=0 \ 0 & b=0 \
        1 & a = b= 5 \
        5 & a=5 wedge b in [1,4]\
        5 & b=5 wedge a in [1,4]\
        ab pmod{5}& mbox{otherwise}end{array} right.
        $$

        or as a table
        $$
        begin{array}{c|cccccc} cdot&0&1&2&3&4&5 \ hline
        0 & 0&0&0&0&0&0 \
        1 & 0&1&2&3&4&5 \
        2 & 0&2&4&1&3&5 \
        3 & 0&3&1&4&2&5 \
        4 & 0&4&3&2&1&5 \
        5 & 5&5&5&5&5&1
        end{array}
        $$

        The group properties, as well as commutativity, are easily checked.



        Now consider $$ (1+4)cdot 5 = 5cdot 5 = 1 \
        1cdot 5 + 4 cdot 5 = 5+5 = 4 neq 1
        $$






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          $begingroup$

          Here is a concrete example, inspired by LStU:



          The set is ${0,1,2,3,4,5}$. Addition is just addition mod $6$.



          Multiplication is defined by
          $$
          acdot b = left{ begin{array}{cl} 0& a=0 \ 0 & b=0 \
          1 & a = b= 5 \
          5 & a=5 wedge b in [1,4]\
          5 & b=5 wedge a in [1,4]\
          ab pmod{5}& mbox{otherwise}end{array} right.
          $$

          or as a table
          $$
          begin{array}{c|cccccc} cdot&0&1&2&3&4&5 \ hline
          0 & 0&0&0&0&0&0 \
          1 & 0&1&2&3&4&5 \
          2 & 0&2&4&1&3&5 \
          3 & 0&3&1&4&2&5 \
          4 & 0&4&3&2&1&5 \
          5 & 5&5&5&5&5&1
          end{array}
          $$

          The group properties, as well as commutativity, are easily checked.



          Now consider $$ (1+4)cdot 5 = 5cdot 5 = 1 \
          1cdot 5 + 4 cdot 5 = 5+5 = 4 neq 1
          $$






          share|cite|improve this answer









          $endgroup$



          Here is a concrete example, inspired by LStU:



          The set is ${0,1,2,3,4,5}$. Addition is just addition mod $6$.



          Multiplication is defined by
          $$
          acdot b = left{ begin{array}{cl} 0& a=0 \ 0 & b=0 \
          1 & a = b= 5 \
          5 & a=5 wedge b in [1,4]\
          5 & b=5 wedge a in [1,4]\
          ab pmod{5}& mbox{otherwise}end{array} right.
          $$

          or as a table
          $$
          begin{array}{c|cccccc} cdot&0&1&2&3&4&5 \ hline
          0 & 0&0&0&0&0&0 \
          1 & 0&1&2&3&4&5 \
          2 & 0&2&4&1&3&5 \
          3 & 0&3&1&4&2&5 \
          4 & 0&4&3&2&1&5 \
          5 & 5&5&5&5&5&1
          end{array}
          $$

          The group properties, as well as commutativity, are easily checked.



          Now consider $$ (1+4)cdot 5 = 5cdot 5 = 1 \
          1cdot 5 + 4 cdot 5 = 5+5 = 4 neq 1
          $$







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              As @LordSharktheUnknown implicitly points out, if you just take a finite set with non-prime-power order (six is the first such integer $ge 2$) and put any group structures you want, it will have to work, because finite fields have prime-power order.



              But just to be clear, you can also do it with infinite sets. Pretty much anything you try will work, provided you let loose a bit. Take $R = mathbb{Z}$, with $+$ being regular addition. Let $S = mathbb{Z}setminus {0}$, let $phi:S to R$ be the bijection which shifts negative numbers up by one and is constant on positive numbers. Now define $acdot b = phi^{-1}(phi(a)+phi(b))$. We're just relabeling $S$ to be $mathbb{Z}$ again and then doing regular addition. Now, doing addition first, we have
              $$-2cdot(1+1) = -2cdot 2 = phi^{-1}(-1+2) = 1,$$
              but distributing first, we have
              $$-2cdot(1+1) = -2cdot 1 + -2cdot 1 = phi^{-1}(-1+1) + phi^{-1}(-1+1) = -1+(-1) = -2.$$



              In terms of guidance, you should expect that you'll need to do something perverse like this, because most of the examples you'll think of where two binary operations already exist are rings, where distributivity necessarily holds.






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                $begingroup$

                As @LordSharktheUnknown implicitly points out, if you just take a finite set with non-prime-power order (six is the first such integer $ge 2$) and put any group structures you want, it will have to work, because finite fields have prime-power order.



                But just to be clear, you can also do it with infinite sets. Pretty much anything you try will work, provided you let loose a bit. Take $R = mathbb{Z}$, with $+$ being regular addition. Let $S = mathbb{Z}setminus {0}$, let $phi:S to R$ be the bijection which shifts negative numbers up by one and is constant on positive numbers. Now define $acdot b = phi^{-1}(phi(a)+phi(b))$. We're just relabeling $S$ to be $mathbb{Z}$ again and then doing regular addition. Now, doing addition first, we have
                $$-2cdot(1+1) = -2cdot 2 = phi^{-1}(-1+2) = 1,$$
                but distributing first, we have
                $$-2cdot(1+1) = -2cdot 1 + -2cdot 1 = phi^{-1}(-1+1) + phi^{-1}(-1+1) = -1+(-1) = -2.$$



                In terms of guidance, you should expect that you'll need to do something perverse like this, because most of the examples you'll think of where two binary operations already exist are rings, where distributivity necessarily holds.






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                  $begingroup$

                  As @LordSharktheUnknown implicitly points out, if you just take a finite set with non-prime-power order (six is the first such integer $ge 2$) and put any group structures you want, it will have to work, because finite fields have prime-power order.



                  But just to be clear, you can also do it with infinite sets. Pretty much anything you try will work, provided you let loose a bit. Take $R = mathbb{Z}$, with $+$ being regular addition. Let $S = mathbb{Z}setminus {0}$, let $phi:S to R$ be the bijection which shifts negative numbers up by one and is constant on positive numbers. Now define $acdot b = phi^{-1}(phi(a)+phi(b))$. We're just relabeling $S$ to be $mathbb{Z}$ again and then doing regular addition. Now, doing addition first, we have
                  $$-2cdot(1+1) = -2cdot 2 = phi^{-1}(-1+2) = 1,$$
                  but distributing first, we have
                  $$-2cdot(1+1) = -2cdot 1 + -2cdot 1 = phi^{-1}(-1+1) + phi^{-1}(-1+1) = -1+(-1) = -2.$$



                  In terms of guidance, you should expect that you'll need to do something perverse like this, because most of the examples you'll think of where two binary operations already exist are rings, where distributivity necessarily holds.






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                  As @LordSharktheUnknown implicitly points out, if you just take a finite set with non-prime-power order (six is the first such integer $ge 2$) and put any group structures you want, it will have to work, because finite fields have prime-power order.



                  But just to be clear, you can also do it with infinite sets. Pretty much anything you try will work, provided you let loose a bit. Take $R = mathbb{Z}$, with $+$ being regular addition. Let $S = mathbb{Z}setminus {0}$, let $phi:S to R$ be the bijection which shifts negative numbers up by one and is constant on positive numbers. Now define $acdot b = phi^{-1}(phi(a)+phi(b))$. We're just relabeling $S$ to be $mathbb{Z}$ again and then doing regular addition. Now, doing addition first, we have
                  $$-2cdot(1+1) = -2cdot 2 = phi^{-1}(-1+2) = 1,$$
                  but distributing first, we have
                  $$-2cdot(1+1) = -2cdot 1 + -2cdot 1 = phi^{-1}(-1+1) + phi^{-1}(-1+1) = -1+(-1) = -2.$$



                  In terms of guidance, you should expect that you'll need to do something perverse like this, because most of the examples you'll think of where two binary operations already exist are rings, where distributivity necessarily holds.







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