Editing Hasse principle (section)

{{Short description|Solving integer equations  from all modular solutions}}
In [[mathematics]], [[Helmut Hasse]]'s '''local–global principle''', also known as the '''Hasse principle''', is the idea that one can find an [[diophantine equation|integer solution to an equation]] by using the [[Chinese remainder theorem]] to piece together solutions [[modular arithmetic|modulo]] powers of each different [[prime number]]. This is handled by examining the equation in the [[Completion (ring theory)|completions]] of the [[rational number]]s: the [[real number]]s and the [[p-adic number|''p''-adic numbers]]. A more formal version of the Hasse principle states that certain types of equations have a rational solution [[if and only if]] they have a solution in the [[real number]]s ''and'' in the ''p''-adic numbers for each prime ''p''.