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The 41 pages that link to Fundamental theorem of algebra, each with the reason it gives.
Complex numberRelated: Complex numbers provide the setting in which polynomial equations always have roots.
Carl Friedrich GaussRelated: Gauss supplied the first widely accepted proof and returned to the theorem repeatedly.
Algebraic numberRelated: It establishes the complex setting in which algebraic numbers are defined.
Cauchy's integral formulaRelated: One proof uses Cauchy's formula and the consequences of holomorphicity to rule out a rootless polynomial.
Fundamental groupRelated: A winding-number argument using the fundamental group proves a standard form of it.
Fundamental theorem of arithmeticCompared with: Its parallel name masks a different claim: polynomial roots, not unique integer factorization.
Quadratic equationNarrower topic: It guarantees that every quadratic has two complex roots when multiplicity is counted.
Maximum modulus principleRelated: A standard proof uses modulus minimization and the local structure of a polynomial near a nonzero minimum.
Entire functionBroader topic: It is a central consequence of entire-function theory applied to polynomials.
Galois theoryCompared with: Root existence over the complex numbers does not determine whether roots can be expressed by radicals.
Polynomial factorizationRelated: It guarantees complete linear factorization over the complex numbers, unlike over the rationals.
Polynomial rootNarrower topic: It guarantees the total number of roots when multiplicity is counted.
Algebraic closureCompared with: It establishes directly that the complex numbers are algebraically closed.
Liouville's theoremRelated: A standard proof assumes a rootless polynomial's reciprocal is bounded and entire, contradicting Liouville's theorem.
Polynomial equationRelated: It guarantees the total number of complex roots when multiplicity is counted.
Polynomial degreeRelated: A degree-n polynomial has exactly n complex roots when multiplicities are counted.
Polynomial functionRelated: It guarantees that a degree-n polynomial has exactly n complex roots when multiplicity is counted.
Argument principleRelated: The argument principle provides a complex-analysis route to counting polynomial roots.
Joseph LiouvilleRelated: Liouville’s complex-analysis theorem offers a classic route to proving this result.
Multiplicity of a rootNarrower topic: It makes root multiplicities a complete count of a polynomial’s degree over the complex numbers.
Cubic equationRelated: It guarantees three complex roots for every cubic, counting multiplicity.
Rational root theoremRelated: It guarantees complex roots exist, while the rational root theorem only constrains rational ones.
Vieta's formulasRelated: Factoring into linear terms provides the roots from which the formulas recover coefficients.
Weierstrass factorization theoremCompared with: It gives the finite polynomial analogue of factoring by zeros.
Algebraically closed fieldRelated: It establishes that the complex numbers satisfy the defining root condition.
Factor theoremCompared with: It guarantees roots exist over the complex numbers, while the factor theorem tests a specified value.
History of algebraRelated: Its proof history exposed changing standards for what counted as a rigorous algebraic argument.
Partial fraction decompositionRelated: Over the complex numbers, it guarantees that denominator factors can all be linear.
Fundamental theorem of Galois theoryCompared with: Despite its similar name, it concerns polynomial roots rather than field-subgroup correspondences.
Rouché's theoremRelated: Rouché's theorem can locate how many of a polynomial's roots lie in a chosen region.
Hurwitz's theoremCompared with: Unlike this global existence result, Hurwitz controls zeros locally through convergence of holomorphic functions.
Uniqueness of solutionsCompared with: It guarantees existence of roots, while repeated roots show that existence does not imply uniqueness.
Zero of a functionRelated: It guarantees that complex zeros exist for every nonconstant polynomial.
Descartes' rule of signsRelated: The rule addresses real roots within the broader theory of polynomial roots.
Existence theoremBroader topic: It guarantees a root even when a particular polynomial's roots are not immediately known.
Sturm's theoremRelated: Sturm's theorem addresses the real-root information that the fundamental theorem does not provide.
Gauss–Lucas theoremRelated: Its factorization into roots supplies the representation used in the theorem’s proof.
Complex conjugate root theoremRelated: It guarantees a full set of complex roots, while conjugation constrains their arrangement for real polynomials.
Casas-Alvero conjectureRelated: It guarantees a root for the polynomial, but not that the same root works for all derivatives.
Gelfand–Mazur theoremRelated: Its algebraic closure is reflected in the spectral argument behind the theorem.
Marden's theoremRelated: It guarantees a cubic's three roots when multiplicities are counted.