Complex Numbers cannot be Ordered Compatibly with Ring Structure/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Complex Numbers cannot be Ordered Compatibly with Ring Structure
The fact that Complex Numbers cannot be Ordered Compatibly with Ring Structure was realized by Leonhard Paul Euler.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $-1$ and $i$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $-1$ and $i$