Definition:Vector Space over Subring
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Definition
Let $K$ be a division subring of the division ring $\struct {L, +_L, \times_L}$.
Let $\struct {G, +_G, \circ}_L$ be a $L$-vector space.
Then $\struct {G, +_G, \circ_K}_K$ is a $K$-vector space, where $\circ_K$ is the restriction of $\circ$ to $K \times G$.
The $K$-vector space $\struct {G, +_G, \circ_K}_K$ is called the $K$-vector space obtained from $\struct {L, +_L, \times_L}$ by restricting scalar multiplication.
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Sources
- 1965: Seth Warner: Modern Algebra ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {V}$: Vector Spaces: $\S 26$. Vector Spaces and Modules: Example $26.3$