[sage-devel] Re: QQ[sqrt(2)](sqrt(2))?

2009-01-26 Thread Robert Bradshaw
On Jan 26, 2009, at 7:52 PM, David Roe wrote: > So, it's a little annoying in general, since something like sqrt(2) > will have multiple embeddings into the number field. There's an > argument to be made for square roots and quadratic number fields > (both because this is a common use case

[sage-devel] Re: QQ[sqrt(2)](sqrt(2))?

2009-01-26 Thread David Roe
Missed copying the definition of q: sage: q = QQbar(sum([sqrt(n) for n in range(10)])) David On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:52 PM, David Roe wrote: > So, it's a little annoying in general, since something like sqrt(2) will > have multiple embeddings into the number field. There's an argument to be

[sage-devel] Re: QQ[sqrt(2)](sqrt(2))?

2009-01-26 Thread David Roe
So, it's a little annoying in general, since something like sqrt(2) will have multiple embeddings into the number field. There's an argument to be made for square roots and quadratic number fields (both because this is a common use case and because quadratic number fields are often just defined by