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How do elements in the algebraic closure of $\mathbb{Q}$ look like?

If one asks give examples of polynomial with coefficients in $\mathbb{Q}$ who don't have zeros in $Q$, simple examples given are: $x^2-3,x^3-3$. All of these have roots of form $(n)^{\frac{1}{m} }$. ...
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Real-world applications of fields, rings and groups in linear algebra.

Real-world applications of fields, rings and groups in linear algebra. A friend of mine asked me where one could use the definitions of rings, groups, fields etc. I was very embarrassed of the fact ...
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