Abstract: Tau (sub-n) Factorization Over the Integers (Science, Technology, and Diversity for a Healthy World)

Friday, October 12, 2012: 11:00 PM

Hall 4E/F (WSCC)

Nathan Bishop , St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN

Mary Bohlke , Loras College, Dubuque, IA

Aqeeb Sabree , Texas Southern University, Houston, TX

Alex Sistko , Bradley University, Peoria, IL

Dan Anderson, PhD , Mathematics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

We introduce the theory of τ_n-factorizations, focusing on the set of integers. Using this theory, we then show which values of n make the set of integers a τ_n-atomic domain, meaning that each integer can be τ_n-factored into τ_n-irreducibles.

FRI-326 Tau (sub-n) Factorization Over the Integers