Mathematical Field Topology

May 27, 2022

Because of ratammer's post: "It's too bad this strip doesn't unite topology with the mathematical concept of fields."

Transcript

Some signs, with shapes below them.

Reals ℝ, complex ℂ: a single circle

Rationals ℚ: a figure-8

p-adic ℚ₂, ℚ₃, ℚ₅, ℚ₇: a figure-8 and a line

Integers mod 181 ℤ/181ℤ, Rationals adjoin √46 ℚ[√46]: a figure-8, two circles, and three lines

Caption: No one ever wants to use the topology department's fields.

Title text: Field topology can vary depending on the font used.