Set of Subrings forms Complete Lattice
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Theorem
Let $\struct {K, +, \circ}$ be a ring.
Let $\mathbb K$ be the set of all subrings of $K$.
Then $\struct {\mathbb K, \subseteq}$ is a complete lattice.
Proof
Let $\O \subset \mathbb S \subseteq \mathbb K$.
By Intersection of Subrings is Largest Subring Contained in all Subrings:
- $\bigcap \mathbb S$ is the largest subring of $K$ contained in each of the elements of $\mathbb S$.
By Intersection of Subrings Containing Subset is Smallest:
- The intersection of the set of all subrings of $K$ containing $\bigcup \mathbb S$ is the smallest subring of $K$ containing $\bigcup \mathbb S$.
Thus:
- Not only is $\bigcap \mathbb S$ a lower bound of $\mathbb S$, but also the largest, and therefore an infimum.
- The supremum of $\mathbb S$ is the intersection of the set of all subrings of $K$.
Therefore $\struct {\mathbb K, \subseteq}$ is a complete lattice.
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- 1965: Seth Warner: Modern Algebra ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {IV}$: Rings and Fields: $22$. New Rings from Old: Theorem $22.4$: Corollary