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  1. Are $\mathbb{Z_p},\mathbb{Q},\mathbb{R},\mathbb{C}$ above themselves vector space?

  2. Is a field above anoother field a vector space?

As for 1. we know that $\Bbb R^n$ is a vector space so in particular it is true for $n=1$

For 2. by definition a vector space is $V$ with addition and multiplication over a field, therefore 2 is true.

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gbox
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    Obviously a field is a vector space over itself, or any subfield. Easy to verify. – anon Jul 31 '14 at 19:54
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    All fields are trivially vector spaces over themselves of dimension $1$. However, no proper sub-field is a subspace over the same field. – Adam Hughes Jul 31 '14 at 19:54

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A vector space is a set with an addition law and a scalar multiplication law, where the scalars are elements of a field. Thus, a vector space over a field may not be itself a field (e.g. continuous functions on an interval); however, a field is always a vector space over itself. Similarly, taking direct sums of a field will give you a vector space over the original field (e.g $\mathbb{R}^n$ is a vector space over the field $\mathbb{R}$).

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  • A field is also a vector space over the prime field and any intermediary filed. – lhf Jul 31 '14 at 20:40