Definition:Frobenius Endomorphism

Definition

Let $p$ be a prime number.

Let $R$ be a commutative ring with unity of characteristic $p$.

The Frobenius endomorphism is the ring endomorphism $\Frob: R \to R$ defined as:

$\forall x \in R: \map \Frob x = x^p$

Also see

• Frobenius Endomorphism on Field is Injective
• Frobenius Endomorphism is Endomorphism

• Definition:Perfect Field

Source of Name

This entry was named for Ferdinand Georg Frobenius.

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