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[[Image:Algebraicszoom.png|right|thumb|300px|A visualisation of the [[wikipedia:Algebraic_number|algebraic numbers]] in the [[wikipedia:Complex_plane|complex plane]]. Number fields are algebraic extensions of the rationals whose elements lie among these points.]]
== Background ==
== Background ==


Fields are important mathematical constructs with far-reaching applications across many branches of mathematics.
Fields are important mathematical constructs with far-reaching applications across many branches of mathematics.

Revision as of 02:02, 30 May 2026

A visualisation of the algebraic numbers in the complex plane. Number fields are algebraic extensions of the rationals whose elements lie among these points.

Background

Fields are important mathematical constructs with far-reaching applications across many branches of mathematics.