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Ring of integers

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Let K be a finite algebraic field extension of \mathbb{Q}. Then the integral closure of {\mathbb{Z}} in K, which we denote by \mathfrak{o}_K, is called the ring of integers of K. Rings of integers are always Dedekind domains with finite class numbers.

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