Field Place
A place nu of a number field k is an isomorphism class of field maps k onto a dense subfield of a nondiscrete locally compact field k_nu.
In the function field case, let F be a function field of algebraic functions of one variable over a field K. Then by a place in F, we mean a subset p of F which is the ideal of nonunits of some valuation ring O over K.
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Chevalley, C. Introduction to the Theory of Algebraic Functions of One Variable. Providence, RI: Amer. Math. Soc., p. 2, 1951.Knapp, A. W. "Group Representations and Harmonic Analysis, Part II." Not. Amer. Math. Soc. 43, 537-549, 1996.van der Waerden, B. L. Algebra, 2 vols. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1991.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Field Place." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/FieldPlace.html