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\def\C{\mathbb{C}}
\def\Q{\mathbb{Q}}
\def\N{\mathbb{N}}
\def\Z{\mathbb{Z}}
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Exercises 2.3 Exercises
1. Let \(F\) be a field and let \(M_n(F)\) be the ring of \(n\times n\) matrices over \(F\text{.}\) Show \(\mathcal{Z}(M_n(F))\simeq F\text{.}\) 2. Describe all ring homomorphism from \(\Z/n\Z\) to \(\Z/m\Z\text{.}\) 3. Find \(\Aut_\Rings(\Z)\) and \(\Aut_\Rings(\Z/n\Z)\text{.}\) 4. Show that the following rings are not isomorphic.
\(\Z/n\Z\not\simeq\Z/m\Z\) for \(m\neq n\)
\(\displaystyle \Z[X]\not\simeq\Q[X]\)
5. Does there exists a ring homomorphism from \(\Q\) to \(\Z\text{?}\) 6. Find the characteristic of the following rings.
\begin{equation*}
\Z,\quad\Q,\quad\R,\quad\C,\quad\Q[X],\quad\Z/m\Z,\quad\Z/m\Z[X],\quad\Z\times\Z/m\Z
\end{equation*}
7. Show that if two rings are isomorphic then they have the same characteristic.8. Let \(F\) be a field, and let \(a_1,\ldots,a_n\in F\text{.}\) Show that \(\ev_{(a_1,\ldots,a_n)}\colon F[X_1,\ldots,X_n]\to F\) is an \(F\) -algebra homomorphism.