Ring isomorphism
A bijective ring homomorphism with a homomorphic inverse.
A ring isomorphism is a bijective ring homomorphism . Its inverse function is then automatically a ring homomorphism.
Remarks
Isomorphic rings have corresponding ideal lattices, unit groups, and ring-theoretic invariants.
Examples
- The map sending is a ring isomorphism.
- For a commutative ring , .
- The inclusion is a ring homomorphism but not an isomorphism because it is not surjective.