Torsion (algebra)

Torsion (algebra)

In abstract algebra, the term torsion refers to elements of finite order in groups and to elements of modules annihilated by regular elements of a ring.

Read more about Torsion (algebra):  Definition, Examples, Case of A Principal Ideal Domain, Torsion and Localization, Torsion in Homological Algebra, Abelian Varieties