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Let $mathfrak{A}=langle A,<,+,cdot,0',1' rangle$ be an ordered field and $mathfrak{X}=langle X,<,+,cdot,0',1' rangle$ be the smallest subfield of $mathfrak{A}$.



It is well-known that $mathfrak{X}$ is uniquely isomorphic to $langle Bbb Q,<,+,cdot,0,1 rangle$ where $Bbb Q$ is the set of rationals.




I would like to ask if $X$ is dense in $A$.




Thank you for your help!










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    Let $mathfrak{A}=langle A,<,+,cdot,0',1' rangle$ be an ordered field and $mathfrak{X}=langle X,<,+,cdot,0',1' rangle$ be the smallest subfield of $mathfrak{A}$.



    It is well-known that $mathfrak{X}$ is uniquely isomorphic to $langle Bbb Q,<,+,cdot,0,1 rangle$ where $Bbb Q$ is the set of rationals.




    I would like to ask if $X$ is dense in $A$.




    Thank you for your help!










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      Let $mathfrak{A}=langle A,<,+,cdot,0',1' rangle$ be an ordered field and $mathfrak{X}=langle X,<,+,cdot,0',1' rangle$ be the smallest subfield of $mathfrak{A}$.



      It is well-known that $mathfrak{X}$ is uniquely isomorphic to $langle Bbb Q,<,+,cdot,0,1 rangle$ where $Bbb Q$ is the set of rationals.




      I would like to ask if $X$ is dense in $A$.




      Thank you for your help!










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      Let $mathfrak{A}=langle A,<,+,cdot,0',1' rangle$ be an ordered field and $mathfrak{X}=langle X,<,+,cdot,0',1' rangle$ be the smallest subfield of $mathfrak{A}$.



      It is well-known that $mathfrak{X}$ is uniquely isomorphic to $langle Bbb Q,<,+,cdot,0,1 rangle$ where $Bbb Q$ is the set of rationals.




      I would like to ask if $X$ is dense in $A$.




      Thank you for your help!







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          Well, no. In brief, we can make an ordered field out of rational functions with real coefficients. A rational function is called positive if its value is positive for all sufficiently large positive $x$



          I'm looking up some details, give me a minute.



          Added: yes, I got it right, Proposition 18.1, pages 158-159 in Hartshorne, Geometry: Euclid and Beyond






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            I gave you not only 1 minute but also +1 vote ^^
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            Hi @Will. If $mathfrak{A}$ is a complete ordered field, then $X$ is dense in $A$. Is it right?
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            @LeAnhDung en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordered_field " Any Dedekind-complete ordered field is isomorphic to the real numbers."
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          No.




          1. There are ordered fields of arbitrary high cardinality.


          2. Every field has a countable subfield. (Therefore, its smallest subfield is countable.)


          3. If a totally ordered set has a countable dense subset, then its cardinality is at most $2^{aleph_0}$. (Call the ordered set $A$ and the countable dense subset $Q$; then the map $amapsto{qin Q:qlt a}$ is an injection from $A$ to the power set of $Q$.)



          Hence any ordered field of cardinality greater than $2^{aleph_0}$ is a counterexample.






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            Thank you for your great insight!
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          Well, no. In brief, we can make an ordered field out of rational functions with real coefficients. A rational function is called positive if its value is positive for all sufficiently large positive $x$



          I'm looking up some details, give me a minute.



          Added: yes, I got it right, Proposition 18.1, pages 158-159 in Hartshorne, Geometry: Euclid and Beyond






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            I gave you not only 1 minute but also +1 vote ^^
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            – Le Anh Dung
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          • $begingroup$
            Hi @Will. If $mathfrak{A}$ is a complete ordered field, then $X$ is dense in $A$. Is it right?
            $endgroup$
            – Le Anh Dung
            Jan 9 at 4:33






          • 2




            $begingroup$
            @LeAnhDung en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordered_field " Any Dedekind-complete ordered field is isomorphic to the real numbers."
            $endgroup$
            – Will Jagy
            Jan 9 at 4:39
















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          $begingroup$

          Well, no. In brief, we can make an ordered field out of rational functions with real coefficients. A rational function is called positive if its value is positive for all sufficiently large positive $x$



          I'm looking up some details, give me a minute.



          Added: yes, I got it right, Proposition 18.1, pages 158-159 in Hartshorne, Geometry: Euclid and Beyond






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            I gave you not only 1 minute but also +1 vote ^^
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            – Le Anh Dung
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          • $begingroup$
            Hi @Will. If $mathfrak{A}$ is a complete ordered field, then $X$ is dense in $A$. Is it right?
            $endgroup$
            – Le Anh Dung
            Jan 9 at 4:33






          • 2




            $begingroup$
            @LeAnhDung en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordered_field " Any Dedekind-complete ordered field is isomorphic to the real numbers."
            $endgroup$
            – Will Jagy
            Jan 9 at 4:39














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          $begingroup$

          Well, no. In brief, we can make an ordered field out of rational functions with real coefficients. A rational function is called positive if its value is positive for all sufficiently large positive $x$



          I'm looking up some details, give me a minute.



          Added: yes, I got it right, Proposition 18.1, pages 158-159 in Hartshorne, Geometry: Euclid and Beyond






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          Well, no. In brief, we can make an ordered field out of rational functions with real coefficients. A rational function is called positive if its value is positive for all sufficiently large positive $x$



          I'm looking up some details, give me a minute.



          Added: yes, I got it right, Proposition 18.1, pages 158-159 in Hartshorne, Geometry: Euclid and Beyond







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          answered Jan 9 at 4:26









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            I gave you not only 1 minute but also +1 vote ^^
            $endgroup$
            – Le Anh Dung
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          • $begingroup$
            Hi @Will. If $mathfrak{A}$ is a complete ordered field, then $X$ is dense in $A$. Is it right?
            $endgroup$
            – Le Anh Dung
            Jan 9 at 4:33






          • 2




            $begingroup$
            @LeAnhDung en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordered_field " Any Dedekind-complete ordered field is isomorphic to the real numbers."
            $endgroup$
            – Will Jagy
            Jan 9 at 4:39


















          • $begingroup$
            I gave you not only 1 minute but also +1 vote ^^
            $endgroup$
            – Le Anh Dung
            Jan 9 at 4:28












          • $begingroup$
            Hi @Will. If $mathfrak{A}$ is a complete ordered field, then $X$ is dense in $A$. Is it right?
            $endgroup$
            – Le Anh Dung
            Jan 9 at 4:33






          • 2




            $begingroup$
            @LeAnhDung en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordered_field " Any Dedekind-complete ordered field is isomorphic to the real numbers."
            $endgroup$
            – Will Jagy
            Jan 9 at 4:39
















          $begingroup$
          I gave you not only 1 minute but also +1 vote ^^
          $endgroup$
          – Le Anh Dung
          Jan 9 at 4:28






          $begingroup$
          I gave you not only 1 minute but also +1 vote ^^
          $endgroup$
          – Le Anh Dung
          Jan 9 at 4:28














          $begingroup$
          Hi @Will. If $mathfrak{A}$ is a complete ordered field, then $X$ is dense in $A$. Is it right?
          $endgroup$
          – Le Anh Dung
          Jan 9 at 4:33




          $begingroup$
          Hi @Will. If $mathfrak{A}$ is a complete ordered field, then $X$ is dense in $A$. Is it right?
          $endgroup$
          – Le Anh Dung
          Jan 9 at 4:33




          2




          2




          $begingroup$
          @LeAnhDung en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordered_field " Any Dedekind-complete ordered field is isomorphic to the real numbers."
          $endgroup$
          – Will Jagy
          Jan 9 at 4:39




          $begingroup$
          @LeAnhDung en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordered_field " Any Dedekind-complete ordered field is isomorphic to the real numbers."
          $endgroup$
          – Will Jagy
          Jan 9 at 4:39











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          No.




          1. There are ordered fields of arbitrary high cardinality.


          2. Every field has a countable subfield. (Therefore, its smallest subfield is countable.)


          3. If a totally ordered set has a countable dense subset, then its cardinality is at most $2^{aleph_0}$. (Call the ordered set $A$ and the countable dense subset $Q$; then the map $amapsto{qin Q:qlt a}$ is an injection from $A$ to the power set of $Q$.)



          Hence any ordered field of cardinality greater than $2^{aleph_0}$ is a counterexample.






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            Thank you for your great insight!
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          $begingroup$

          No.




          1. There are ordered fields of arbitrary high cardinality.


          2. Every field has a countable subfield. (Therefore, its smallest subfield is countable.)


          3. If a totally ordered set has a countable dense subset, then its cardinality is at most $2^{aleph_0}$. (Call the ordered set $A$ and the countable dense subset $Q$; then the map $amapsto{qin Q:qlt a}$ is an injection from $A$ to the power set of $Q$.)



          Hence any ordered field of cardinality greater than $2^{aleph_0}$ is a counterexample.






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          • $begingroup$
            Thank you for your great insight!
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            – Le Anh Dung
            Jan 9 at 5:10














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          $begingroup$

          No.




          1. There are ordered fields of arbitrary high cardinality.


          2. Every field has a countable subfield. (Therefore, its smallest subfield is countable.)


          3. If a totally ordered set has a countable dense subset, then its cardinality is at most $2^{aleph_0}$. (Call the ordered set $A$ and the countable dense subset $Q$; then the map $amapsto{qin Q:qlt a}$ is an injection from $A$ to the power set of $Q$.)



          Hence any ordered field of cardinality greater than $2^{aleph_0}$ is a counterexample.






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          No.




          1. There are ordered fields of arbitrary high cardinality.


          2. Every field has a countable subfield. (Therefore, its smallest subfield is countable.)


          3. If a totally ordered set has a countable dense subset, then its cardinality is at most $2^{aleph_0}$. (Call the ordered set $A$ and the countable dense subset $Q$; then the map $amapsto{qin Q:qlt a}$ is an injection from $A$ to the power set of $Q$.)



          Hence any ordered field of cardinality greater than $2^{aleph_0}$ is a counterexample.







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