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:<math>D(a+b) = D(a) + D(b) ,\,</math>
:<math>D(a+b) = D(a) + D(b) ,\,</math>
:<math>D(a.b) = D(a).b + a.D(b) . \,</math>
:<math>D(a \cdot b) = D(a) \cdot b + a \cdot D(b) . \,</math>


==Examples==
==Examples==
* Every ring is a differential ring with the zero map as derivation.
* Every ring is a differential ring with the zero map as derivation.
* The [[formal derivative]] makes the polynomial ring ''R''[''X''] over ''R'' a differential ring with
* The [[formal derivative]] makes the polynomial ring ''R''[''X''] over ''R'' a differential ring with
:<math>D(X^n) = n.X^{n-1} ;\,</math>
::<math>D(X^n) = nX^{n-1} ,\,</math>
:<math>D(r) = 0 \mbox{ for } r \in R.\,</math>
::<math>D(r) = 0 \mbox{ for } r \in R.\,</math>


==Ideal==
==Ideal==
A ''differential ring homomorphism'' is a ring homomorphism ''f'' from differential ring (''R'',''D'') to (''S'',''d'') such that ''f''.''D'' = ''d''.''f''.  A ''differential ideal'' is an ideal ''I'' of ''R'' such that ''D''(''I'') is contained in ''I''.
A ''differential ring homomorphism'' is a ring homomorphism ''f'' from differential ring (''R'',''D'') to (''S'',''d'') such that ''f''&middot;''D'' = ''d''&middot;''f''.  A ''differential ideal'' is an ideal ''I'' of ''R'' such that ''D''(''I'') is contained in ''I''.

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In ring theory, a differential ring is a ring with added structure which generalises the concept of derivative.

Formally, a differential ring is a ring R with an operation D on R which is a derivation:

Examples

  • Every ring is a differential ring with the zero map as derivation.
  • The formal derivative makes the polynomial ring R[X] over R a differential ring with

Ideal

A differential ring homomorphism is a ring homomorphism f from differential ring (R,D) to (S,d) such that f·D = d·f. A differential ideal is an ideal I of R such that D(I) is contained in I.