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Intro to p-adic numbers: first definitions

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In this video, we consider the question of solving a Diophantine equation modulo all integers simultaneously. We show firstly, that it suffices to answer this for all prime powers. For any prime p, we then introduce the ring of p-adic integers. We then show how solving equations over this ring is equivalent to solving the corresponding congruence equation modulo all powers of p simultaneously.

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