4 Ring Maps 4.1 Ring Maps: Attributes 4.1-1 KernelSubobject KernelSubobject( phi )  attribute Returns: a homalg submodule The kernel ideal of the ring map phi. 4.1-2 KernelEmb KernelEmb( phi )  attribute Returns: a homalg map The embedding of the kernel ideal Kernel(phi) into the Source(phi), both viewed as modules over the ring R :=Source(phi) (cf. Kernel (4.2-1)). 4.2 Ring Maps: Operations and Functions 4.2-1 Kernel Kernel( phi )  method Returns: a homalg module The kernel ideal of the ring map phi as an abstract module.