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isWellDefined for RingMap fails sometimes

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Description

isWellDefined is not correct in the following case. If QQ is replaced with a finite field, e.g. ZZ/32003, or GF(27), then it works.

  kk = QQ
  R = kk[x,y]/(x^4-3, y^3-2);
  phi = map(R, kk, {})
  isWellDefined phi -- gives "error: no ambient ring present"

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Start by reproducing the isWellDefined phi example with kk = QQ, R = kk[x,y]/(x^4-3, y^3-2), and phi = map(R, kk, {}). Compare this with the finite-field cases that work; the issue is done when the rational case no longer reports "no ambient ring present" while the working cases remain correct.

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backend
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Bug
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